KENILWORTH – Safe. Welcoming. Sustainable.
That’s the goals of Wellington North’s strategic plan and the messaging the township is working to convey with its newly designed banners, destined for the north and south entrances/exits to Arthur and Mount Forest.
Staff are planning to install the banners next year, and shared mock-up images with council on Aug. 11 to provide a sense of how the banners will look.
Councillor Penny Renken said the banners look “fantastic” and she appreciated staff showing how they would look mounted on street lamp posts.
“When you see them mounted you can see it is striking in its colour and simplicity in colour and so I think it’s very well done – I like it,” she said.
One image shows two banners per pole, and another shows one per pole. Renken said she prefers the former.
CAO Brooke Lambert said the township banners would “bookend” the BIA banners. “So as you enter the community, these would be in addition to the BIA banners,” she said.
“So this will really extend that colourful communication opportunity for each of our core areas.”
Lambert said there is a potential to mount the banners in Kenilworth, too, but township staff will have to work with the Ministry of Transportation about using its infrastructure for the banners.
“I think that would be a great way to tie Arthur, Kenilworth and Mount Forest together because you’ll see that consistent messaging,” said Lambert.
Renken asked if staff could also consider adding banners to the east and west entrances/exits to Arthur and Mount Forest.
“That is something we can certainly consider,” Lambert said. “It would really tie in our entrances and exits as people come through the community.
“We want to look at the costing of the banners and just sort of finalize the plan, and that’s certainly something that if council wants us to look at we could do in future years.”
Councillor Steve McCabe said residents often tell him they are concerned about how long certain banners “stay up and take priority over other banners” and the reasoning behind it.
Lambert said the township tries to give the BIA autonomy over its banners, though council does approve the BIA plan every four years, at the beginning of a new council’s term.
