The sign on a whitewashed, one-story stucco building on a sleepy street looks, at first glance, like a government insignia.
It has white letters on a brown background in the style used by the provincial government in the 1980s. It reads, “Ministry of Casual Living.”
On closer examination, the logo depicts not the provincial crest, but an abstract glyph. Some see in it what looks like an angry person.
You could pass the buildings for days without noticing any activity. With its odd name and abandoned appearance, the storefront generates a vaguely Orwellian feel.
It is located at 1442 Haultain St. in Victoria, at a quiet intersection in a residential neighbourhood where a handful of mom-and-pop businesses cover the corner – a barber, two groceries, a coffee shop, a video store and a used-furniture shop. Read More
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