As originally appeared in January 29, 2017’s Times Colonist newspaper… The Guangzhou Museum of Art, in a city of 13 million people in the south of China, recently hosted a month-long exhibition for Stephen Lowe (1938-1975). Lowe was born in Quangdong and was long a resident of Victoria before his death from lymphoma at the …
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The Ballroom is really starting to take shape! Perimeter columns have begun to be installed: …electrical work is progressing: …the floor is a work in progress: …and the completion of the framing has allowed for drywall to be applied:
For those who have not traveled business-class seat, and long to be in a first-class air experience, it is usually a moment of surprise to see the benefits passengers offered to the pre-boarding privileged. Amenities ranging from hair styling, fine dining, reading in private cabanas, personal assistants, spa treatments and filled champagne flutes are available …
Another week of progress! The crew has been busy in the Ballroom, and every day shows more progress. This week, the framing has been competed: …electrical is well underway: …the west-end flooring has been removed and prepped: …and the Palm Court Lounge ceiling has been painted: Everything is on schedule and we are all looking …
After another week of hard work in the Ballroom, things are progressing quite well. The ceiling tiles that contained asbestos adhesive have been removed by the abatement team. The walls have been stripped of the aged wood paneling, and electrical wiring has begun. Also, all cavities that were found in the concrete (behind the wood …
The Centennial Ballroom renovation began, as scheduled, on Monday, January 2, 2017. The first week’s work consisted of stripping the Ballroom, and preparing for the asbestos abatement team to arrive. In preparing for this project, the ceiling tiles were tested for asbestos, and luckily the tests came back negative. There was no asbestos in the …
by Stephen Won H. Lowe (1938- 1975) This is one of three monumental landscape paintings in the Club’s collection by Chinese-Canadian artist, Stephen Won H. Lowe.Born in China, Stephen Lowe (Lau Wan Hang) displayed a natural inclination toward art, poetry and music at an early age. While in his teens, Stephen enrolled at the Lingnan School …
