Marble lion sculpture smashed after thieves target west-end art studio

Vandals who smashed a marble lion have also broken local artist Claude Garneau’s heart.
“It’s like the Taliban destroying the Buddhas; it’s criminal, it’s not necessary,” Garneau said Wednesday.
Thieves attempted to steal a large marble statue from behind his studio — Atelier Garneau Studio — and stonework shop — Written in Stone — at 15607 100A Ave. in west Edmonton on Monday, he said.
When they were unable to lift the 1.2-metre, 360-k