Monument to St. John Paul II nears completion

Bronze likeness of the Pope who visited Vancouver in 1984 will be positioned early next year

Louise Weir stands on a stepladder next to a clay figure of the Polish Pope, which she has been working on since March. It stands about 10 feet high and weighs 2,000 pounds. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

 Numerous historical figures are memorialized in bronze on various Vancouver sites. Soon a 10-foot likeness of Pope St. John Paul II will join them. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

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