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:: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 ::
Naked Defiance in Rural BC By Bill Horne
A bogus brochure which appeared in the summer inviting tourists to 'Visit the New Ghost Towns of British Columbia' gave Barkervillians and their supporters a big boost. This guerrilla media version of official promotional material, designed by Vancouver artist and activist, Murray Bush, cried, 'See abandoned schools, hospitals, courthouses, forestry offices, entire towns!' and urged readers to write Premier Gordon Campbell about Barkerville. 'Even ghost towns are becoming ghost towns!'
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