[BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Ottawa funds Komagata Maru memorial

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Either Ottawa is VERY ambitious and generous or the person writing the
press release used the wrong word.

 

"A replica is a copy that is relatively indistinguishable from the
original. It can be a copy used for historical purposes, such as being
placed in a museum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum> ." Wikipedia.
Examples of this is the replica of the "Nonsuch" in Winnipeg and the
replica of the "Bluenose", the "Bluenose II" based in Halifax.

 

If the word "replica" is correct, then we can expect to see a
FULL-SIZED, scale of 1:1, replica of this 1890 Japanese ship, the
Komagata Maru. This would be a huge undertaking. 

 

Seeing that they plan to put this "replica" in a park, and the budget is
under $100,000, this suggests that that they are actually looking at
creating a scale model, rather than a replica of the ship. 

 

Colin MacGregor Stevens,

Manager,

New Westminster Museum and Archives,

302 Royal Avenue,

New Westminster, BC,

V3L 1H7, Canada

 

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1937; museum since 1984) 

 

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Subject: [BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Ottawa funds Komagata Maru memorial

 

Ottawa funds Komagata Maru memorial 

CBC News, Sunday, December 12, 2010 

 

The federal government has promised to fund two Vancouver projects,
including a memorial monument, to commemorate the Komagata Maru
incident. 

 

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney made
the announcement in a written statement on Sunday. 

 

"The story of the Komagata Maru is an event in our history that did not
do us proud," he said in the release. 

 

"Prime Minister Harper was the first prime minister in Canadian history
to recognize the tragic nature of the Komagata Maru incident. He is also
the first prime minister to apologize to the Indo-Canadian community for
it." 

 

In 1914, the Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver harbour carrying 376
passengers of Indian descent. The ship was prevented from docking and,
after a two-month standoff, sailed back to India where about 20
passengers died in an altercation with British soldiers. 

 

On Sunday, Kenney pledged $82,500 to Vancouver's Khalsa Diwan Society to
work with the Vancouver Parks Board for a monument to commemorate the
incident. 

 

The organization will also receive $104,000 to develop the first phase
of a museum dedicated to the Komagata Maru. 

 

"Canadians of South Asian origin have made enormous contributions to
building Canada," Kenney said. 

 

"The government of Canada is committed to recognizing the experiences of
the Indo-Canadian community and other communities affected by
immigration restrictions applied in Canada's past." 

 

The monument to the Komagata Maru will be a replica of the ship and will
include the names of all the passengers, as well as photographs and a
descriptive plaque. Its proposed location is in a public park near where
the ship was anchored in 1914. 

 

The museum, located on the grounds of the Khalsa Diwan Society in
Vancouver, will also be accessible to the public. 

 

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