If you are visiting Collingwood’s historic downtown in the near future, you will notice something new. In fact, you can’t miss the BIA’s latest attraction, the New ‘Postcard from Collingwood’ Mural, located at 84 Hurontario Street across from Town Hall in the new public space where the former Regent Theatre – CKCB radio station was located.
This new temporary parkette has quickly become a popular meeting and event space in the downtown, especially on Saturday mornings when the Collingwood Downtown farmers’ market is operating in the adjacent Pine Street parking lot.
Get your camera ready, the large letters contain images of downtown historic landmarks leading to the waterfront and Collingwood Terminals … and you know this new mural will provide an excellent photo op for both locals and visitors.
Downtown Collingwood BIA General manager Sue Nicholson acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada for funding this project though a grant through the FedDev Tourism Relief Fund program.
“We invite the community to come downtown and take a picture of our new ‘Postcard’ and send it to friends and family so they will know – as we all do – what an amazing community we live in” Nicholson added.
LOOKING BACK: Heritage murals in the downtown district are very important to the Town of Collingwood. Don’t forget, Collingwood’s downtown holds the distinct honour of being Canada’s first Federally recognized Historic District.
It doesn’t seem that long ago than an aggressive program was launched to provide maintenance and restoration work to the downtown mural collection.
Collingwood’s murals paint a picture of what life was like years ago throughout South Georgian Bay. Murals can be found throughout the town’s historic downtown district. This year, work is underway to create new artwork on the side of the Shipyards Medical Centre. Not too long ago, the Sidelaunch mural was rescued from the side of the now demolished Mountainview Hotel, repurposed, and installed in a new location just steps from where massive ships built in the Collingwood Shipyards hit the water for the first time.