Wyatt Heritage Properties

Lefurgey	Railway	Holman	Acadians	Silver Fox
Sleet Storm	Streetscape	1906 Fire	James C Pope	Military Heritage

The Mural Program was started in 1996 when a partnership between the City and Tourism PEI lead to the commissioning of a 400 sq. ft. mural depicting the Great Fire of 1906 (located on the Fire Hall, 248 Fitzroy St., west wall, behind the Armoury building). The mural is the work of artist Greg Garland, and was completed in the summer of 1997.

The initiative continued into 1998 when Garand completed a second work honoring the PEI Railway (located on the Library north wall on Water Street) and its important influence on Summerside's development.

A third mural featuring the mercantile district c.1893 by artist Tammy Peters was completed in 1999 (located on the south wall of the Holland College Adult Education Centre, 223 Water St.).

The corporate sector has opened its doors to this exciting initiative when Island Tel agreed to provide sponsoring funds towards the cost of a fourth mural remembering the "Ice Storm" of 1956 (located on the west wall of their building on Water St.).

The mural at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 5, 340 Notre Dame is the City's fifth mural. This is Greg Garand's fourth mural in the City of Summerside. The mural "Military Heritage of Summerside" measuring 10' x 15' speaks to the community of Summerside's rich military heritage and is a testament to the numerous veterans who served courageously and selflessly in the Great War, World War II and in the Korean War.

To celebrate the millennium, the City of Summerside applied and was approved for funding through the Canada Millennium Partnership Program (CMPP). This is a program provided by the Government of Canada in order to "help Canadians mark the new millennium in meaningful and creative ways. The objective of the Program is to encourage Canadians to create initiatives that explore our heritage; celebrate our achievements; build our future; and leave a lasting legacy". The City of Summerside decided to go ahead with the creation of five other murals under this program.

Mural Goals

focus on our rich heritage
educate citizens/visitors
beautify streetscapes
encourage cultural tourism

The City of Summerside's sixth heritage mural was completed in the summer of 2000. It is erected on the south wall of the IslandTel building on Water St. The scene is a 1930s charcoal drawing of a silver fox by HRH Sellen. The mural measures 8'x 16'. The mural artist is Earle Shepherd of Glenfinnan.

The City of Summerside's seventh heritage mural is located on the east wall of Dominion Square on Spring Street. The scene depicted is a Holman's Catalogue cover from 1927 and measures 16'x 20'. The mural artist is John B. MacCallum from Brackley Beach.

The eighth mural, erected in November 2000, features an Acadian theme - the Queen Hotel, which was opened in 1899 by one of Summerside's first Acadian entrepreneurs, Frank Perry and his wife, Annie Arsenault. The mural is erected on the north wall of the Island Sea Products building on the corner of Queen St. and Harbour Dr. The mural measures 16'x 16' and was painted by artist Arno Freitag who currently resides in Bedeque, PEI.

The ninth heritage mural is located on the Government of Canada Post Office Building, 57 Central St. This mural was erected in January 2001. It is a portrait of J.C. Pope, the Premier of PEI at the time of Confederation. The mural measures 8'x 12' and the artist is David Langley, who lives in Baltic.

The tenth mural was erected in late June 2001. It is an image of the barque "Charles E. Lefurgey" to illustrate the importance of shipbuilding in the early years of Summerside. This is erected on the east wall of Holland College's Marine Terminal (near the Waterfront Mall, TD Bank, and the Silver Fox Curling Club). The mural measures 10' x 15' and the artist is Greg Garand.