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Government Street murals of health officials vandalized

The faces of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer of Canada, appear to have been scratched off of a Government Street mural to honour health care workers.
Roxanne Egan-Elliott
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A pedestrian walks by paintings of B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, left, and Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, on Government Street near Pandora Avenue in Victoria on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST

The faces of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer of Canada, appear to have been scratched off of a Government Street mural to honour health care workers. The mural, which went up in 2020, was restored last summer after it was damaged with graffiti and offensive comments.