Vegreville Town Council Embraces Mural Project

Vegreville Town Council Embraces Mural Project

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Even though there won’t be any of the regular festivals and special events this summer in Vegreville, there is one tourism initiative that will be undertaken in the coming months.

The initiative is the painting of a full wall mural on the cement wall on the east side of the downtown building which features a couple of businesses and the EIPS Outreach School.

Mayor Tim MacPhee said it’s good to see the project move forward in the town’s downtown area, and he hopes it will provide some inspiration.

Back on May 11, members of town council voted to proceed with the project. It was pointed out that funds for the mural would come from money that had been set aside but not used last year. Coun. Tina Warawa wanted to clarify they would not be using any new funds for the project.

The total cost of the mural is expected to be around the $10,000 mark. Phil Rowe, Community Services Director, stated the Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board had been in conversation with artist Brie Adkins regarding an ongoing project that would see the competition of a full wall mural on the east side of 4910-50 Avenue.

Rowe said Adkins visited Vegreville in 2019 and had volunteered her talents to paint the ‘Learning to Share’ mural and had subsequently been working with the board tourism and advisory board on concept and design plans.

This is just one of several beautiful murals in the downtown core of Vegreville. that the Town of Vegreville move

“The tourism budget will have several items that will not be expended as projected in 2020 and has sufficient funds to cover all mural related costs,” added Rowe