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Casavant Organ’s Move Sparks Campus Outcry | Canada News
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The University of Alberta is relocating its historic Casavant organ — a 1978 war memorial honoring students and staff lost in the World Wars — from Convocation Hall to a church in Picture Butte, sparking fierce opposition. Advocates for the instrument, calling themselves Unite for the Pipes, argue the move undermines its public, non-denominational memorial status and risks damaging this delicate, living instrument during transport and reassembly. Despite university claims of professional handling and proper storage, critics demand the organ remain on campus, insisting its removal erases a vital piece of campus history and remembrance.
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