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LAMBTON SHORES – Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT) recently celebrated the completion of its Bus Shelter Illumination Project.
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Lambton Shores Mayor Doug Cook and Kettle and Stony Point First Nation Chief Kimberly Bressette joined artists Moses Lunham and Bridget George in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Points Plaza illuminated bus shelter located at the First Nation.
HSAT ran a contest during the summer for Kettle and Stony Point First Nation artists to submit a design for installation on two bus shelters located at Points Plaza and Army Camp Road’s Stony Point Community. HSAT officials said the project is the first of its kind in Southwestern Ontario and was designed to enhance the bus passenger experience while showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.
Two winning entries, selected by Southwind Corporate Development’s board of directors, were digitally printed onto durable, weather-resistant vinyl and will adorn the bus shelters for years. The winning artists, Moses Lunham (artwork installed at Points Plaza bus stop) and Bridget George (artwork installed at Stony Point Community bus stop), both received a $2,000 honorarium for their designs. Lunham and George are graduates of Fanshawe College’s graphic arts program.
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Lunham began expressing his artistic abilities through traditional arts and crafts at a young age, later developing his own work and style and has worked in the graphic arts field for more than 25 years.
George is an award-winning illustrator and visual artist. She is also the author and illustrator of the Ojibwe children’s book, It’s a Mitig!, a dual-language rhyming introduction to the Ojibwe language and a TD Summer Reading Club’s recommended read.
“We are grateful for the support of the Creative County Grant program, Lambton Shores, Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and Rotary Club of Grand Bend that made this project possible,” said HSAT transit co-ordinator Susan Mills. “The visually enhanced bus shelters create a positive and welcoming impression for bus passengers of what otherwise is basic, functional street furniture.”
The project was made possible in part by a $2,500 grant from Lambton County’s Creative County Grant program.
For more information about bus schedules and routes, visit HuronShoresAreaTransit.ca or call 1-888-465-0783 (daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
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