Yesterday, I had the pleasure of helping celebrate the installation of a new mural at Douglas Park with members of Langley City’s Arts, Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee, members of Council, and the artist Jessica Fairweather and her family.
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| Councillor Wallace, Mural Artist Jessica Fairweather, and I. Select the image to enlarge. |
The mural, titled Fowl Play, is located on the southwest corner of the recently renovated Douglas Recreation and Child Care Centre. The mural uses a combination of tile and stained glass. The grey tile represents the jet trails in the sky. The birds featured in the mural include:
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| The “Fowl Play” Mural. Select the image to enlarge. |
- Bald Eagle
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Canadian Goose
- Stellar Jay
- Wood Duck
- Pileated Wood Pecker
- Mourning Dove
- Mallard Ducks
- Great Horned Owl
- Violet-Green Swallow
- American Gold Finch
- Great Blue Heron
- Loon
- Northern Flicker
- American Robyn
- European Starling
- House Finch
- Nuthatch
- Double-Crested Cormorant
You can see many of these birds throughout Langley City. Be sure to check out this mural next time you are in Douglas Park.
Councillors Wallace and White are the co-chairs of the Arts, Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee. Councillor White was unable to attend due to a last-minute urgent matter. The mural was co-created with members of Raphael House, the Committee, and Grade 5 students from Douglas Park Community School.
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| The Urban Bounty team at the Earth Day Walking Tour at Sendall Gardens. Select the image to enlarge. |
A bit later, I stop in quickly to the Earth Day Walking Tour at Sendall Gardens, which is part of the ongoing, pop-up Langley City’s Village Cafe series, where people can learn and share about local issues, and celebrate heritage in a low-key format. There, I learned about urban gardening, and I also learned about the React Now app for your phone, which provides multilingual guidance on how to respond rapidly to a drug overdose.
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