<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jwgmg32g3" alt="image.png" width="287" height="83"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">News
Release</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For
Immediate Release</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9
May 2019</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Maritime
Museum of British Columbia Requests that</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">28
Bastion Square be Declared a BC Heritage Site</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Maritime Museum of BC has asked the provincial government
to conduct a heritage inspection immediately to identify the heritage value of the
former Victoria Law Courts at 28 Bastion Square and to determine the need for
protection and conservation in compliance with the heritage protection
requirements as stipulated under the provincial <u>Heritage Conservation Act</u>.
The Museum believes that the former site of the Victoria Law Courts need to be designated
as a BC Heritage Site under the <u>Heritage Conservation Act</u> and that the
building and land located at 28 Bastion Square should be transferred from the
BC Dept. of Citizen Services to the BC Dept. of Forests, Lands, Natural
Resource Operations and Rural Development as soon as possible. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jwgmdbam0" alt="image.png" width="422" height="281"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The
Historic Courthouse at 28 Bastion Square</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Don Prittie, President of the Maritime Museum of BC stated
that, "We hope that this request can be dealt with in a timely manner and
that this transfer will be undertaken immediately in order to protect and
conserve the heritage values of this important historical building for the
benefit of future generations."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Victoria Law Court Building was the first major public
building constructed by the newly formed Province of British Columbia after
joining Confederation and was designated as a National Historic site in 1980.
The completion of the Victoria Law Courts designed by architect H.O. Tiedeman
represented an important stage in the evolution of British Columbia's court
system and remained in use until 1962. David Leverton, Executive Director of the
Maritime Museum indicated that, "This is an very important historic
landmark that is older than the BC Legislature and represented the rule of law
for common, criminal and maritime court cases for over 70 years and also served
as the home of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia for over 50 years."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Maritime Museum of British Columbia has applied for
funding under the Canada-British Columbia Investing in Canada Infrastructure
Program to renovate 28 Bastion Square in time to commemorate the 150th
Anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation on July 20, 2021 and
as part of a long-term goal of creating a new Canadian Maritime Museum that
would be the first national museum west of Winnipeg. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">30 - </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For Further Information Please Contact</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">David Leverton</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Executive Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Maritime Museum of British Columbia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">250 702-3101 (c)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Maritime Museum of BC is on the territories of the Lekwungen speaking peoples, specifically the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, who have respected these lands and waters for thousands of years.</span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="623" height="231" id="gmail-m_-7987159733775961897m_-3301616543586864168gmail-m_-4170154941454503159m_5507583749616934762gmail-m_1585259861347178828gmail-m_8852603371293023366Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:16b0f6d7c946917eb2" alt="MMBC_GPGP_Facebook_header" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; width: 6.4895in; height: 2.4062in;"></p></div>