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Enderby mural remains

Council has decided the Not The Way I Hear It mural will stay on the side of Enderby city hall
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After considerable debate, an Enderby landmark isn’t budging an inch.

Council has decided the Not The Way I Hear It mural will remain on the side of city hall after previously suggesting it could move to another location to make space for other art.

“There is a high passion for art and we received multiple e-mails about this,” said Coun. Roxanne Davyduke.

“We appreciate the input we received from the community.”

Among those that wrote in support of the mural was resident Jeff Trickey.

“It represents a bit of the vibrancy and life of our community and is well located to display our heart to people travelling through,” said Trickey in an e-mail.

Mayor Greg McCune defends the city considering whether the mural could have gone to another site.

“We were approached about something new (on the city hall wall) but it didn’t transpire. We had the discussion and we heard from people who want the mural to stay,” he said.

The mural was installed in 2002 and commemorated the Not The Way I Hear It community play held in 1999.

With a decision on the mural made, the city may consider how it handles public art in the future.

“We have to look at where we display things and the timelines involved,” said Davyduke.