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Village of Holden Unveils New Logo
Village of Holden Unveils New Logo
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
The annual Farmer’s Day event in the Village of Holden had was extra special as the municipality’s new logo was unveiled during festivities on June 8.
Village Councillor Shawn Cole welcomed everyone in attendance at the Holden Complex shortly after noon. He stated that, “During our strategic planning sessions in 2023 the council and economic development committee representatives created a new slogan and needed a new logo to depict the idea. We decided that we needed something that represented the sustainability of the village.
The sustainability of the village is possible by the collaboration of council, all of the volunteer groups who manage buildings and programs that make the village enjoyable. The Village administration and public works take care of the basic needs of the residents while the volunteers provide other services such as: seniors programing, museum, gallery, firefighting and emergency services, complex, community hall association and NU2U2.”
He went on to say, “As we all know, without the compassionate hearts of all these people, Holden would not be the viable village that it is.
A total of 17 entries were received with first place being awarded to Holden Rural Academy Grade 10 student and village resident Nilan Kostyk.
Cole explained that, “The heart represents the compassionate hearts of all those who make Holden the best place to be. The hands represent the fact that many hands make it possible to have facilities and programs that are not readily available in small communities. Thus, the Village of Holden’s new logo and slogan is: ‘Holden Has Heart.’
Winner Nilan Kostyk said he didn’t know he was the winner until he saw the banner being unveiled. He said it was certainly nice to have his entry chosen. Kostyk has deep roots in the community that he has lived in for the past 13 or 14 years. The 15-year-old said he convinced to enter the contest by his mom Amber.
Kostyk said he knew the Village of Holden had selected its slogan ‘Holden Has Heart’ and was trying to think of something that bonds people together when he thought of the hand shake. Ironically, Kostyk said when people shake hands it’s in the shape of a heart. He liked the symbolism and went to work drawing his logo.
“It’s an honour to be selected,” added Kostyk, who received a slate plaque digitally designed and crafted by Jennifer Brewer of Red Truck Rustics as a permanent memento.
