Building and Wall Murals Chemainus BC Vancouver Island Near Nanimo Canada 2003

From wheelchair nomad diary… BRITISH COLUMBIA We popped into Chemainus, a small lumber mill community on the shores of a large lake filled with rafted timber to view their famous murals. This town had apparently died with a declining timber industry. Someone had decided to document the Canadian story of the fur trade, lumber trade, railway building, road building and the native Indian culture through large wall murals on many of the towns buildings. The experiment was a success, generating considerable tourist traffic from Highway 1, with supporting hotels and coffee shops.