We walked around the streets of Pembroke on the look-out for more murals. Here is part 2.
PEMBOKE HYDRO painted by local art teacher Randy Chester in 1990. The Pembroke Hydro building was built in 1928/1929 to house what was then Canada’s largest stationary diesel engine. The company is now called The Ottawa River Power Corporation and the museum is now called the Murray Moore Hydro Museum. 
THE MACKAY STREET ARENA 1905-1951 painted by Brian Romagnoli in 2002. A commemorative mural that pays tribute to the people and the era of the Mackay Street arena during the first half of the twentieth century. 
THE IRISH PLAY painted by Marillyn Saffery in 1999 at the Festival Hall. 
POINTER BOATS painted by Craig Campbell in 1990. This mural portrays the logging sluices used to send lumber through the rapids, down river to Ottawa. 
THE GROCER painted by Karole Marois in 1999. Seen along Pembroke St. West and Prince St.
THE OLD GAS PUMP painted by Robin Burgesse in 1999. Seen along Pembroke St. West and Prince St.
MARGUERITE d’YOUVILLE AND HER MISSION – mural painted in 1992 by Pierre Hardy celebrating the life and contributions of Canada’s first native born saint.
PEMBROKE FARMERS MARKET 1890-1940 painted by Shauna Torgerson in 2015. The mural is made up of three individual murals illustrating the first 50 years of the Pembroke Farmers Market, situated on their historic site. Each mural is a segment of this time period. Shown below is Summer. Shown on this post’s header is Fall. 
For more of the Pembroke Murals, click here.
Pembroke, Ontario – August 31-September 2, 2019
