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Stéphanie Plante, who represents the area, said Saturday she was unaware the statue hadn't been fixed and pledged to follow up with city staff. Ottawa police closed the investigation because officers still don't know when the vandalism happened, there was no surveillance video in the area, and there are no witnesses or suspects, the force said in an emailed statement on Monday. "We wanted to have an expert, someone who specializes in restoration religious art heritage that looks after the statue." In Africa, the Virgin Mary is often depicted with dark skin.Įlizondo said his group would like to see the restoration happen soon, but wants it done right. The priests were known as the White Fathers and chose the Virgin Mary as their patron saint in 1938. The statue was first erected in 1955 by the Society of Missionaries of Africa, which used to own the land the park now sits on, according to Vanier Museopark, a local museum dedicated to Ottawa's francophone history.
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Someone painted the statue white in late 2022 - its skin tone is normally a darker brown - and it still hasn't been repaired. The vandalized Notre Dame D'Afrique statue on Sept. "It is important that the statue is restored to its former glory, because it is one of the most significant elements of the former religious history." The Notre Dame D'Afrique statue is one of them," Elizondo said. "There (are) not a lot of statues designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in Ottawa and elsewhere in Ontario. The statue reflects both the religious and cultural history of the park, said Diego Elizondo, project officer with the Franco-Ontarian Heritage Network. The city did not explain why it has taken so long to hire that professional. CBC also asked for more information about why the covers came off the statue, but hasn't yet received an answer.
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"Research work into the statue's original design and the hiring of a professional for its restoration has not yet been completed, though we remain hopeful this can be accomplished before winter," Dan Chenier said in the statement. The statue is in need of a complete repainting, according to its general manager of recreation, cultural and facilities services.
1 Without commitment, you’ll never start, but to initiate even you need to be committed to change. According to Herscovitch & Meyer, it’s a force that reflects your desires and supports you to accept the changes that come your way. When producing a dish made of eggs with ham or bacon, the pig provides the ham or bacon which requires his or her sacrifice and the chicken provides the eggs which are not difficult to produce. Commitment is a binding force that leads the person to do whatever is necessary to attain success. In a statement to CBC, the city said it remains "fully committed to restoring the statue to its original condition." The business fable of The Chicken and the Pig is about commitment to a project or cause. The city says it did that as the statue awaits restoration.
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