Three new welcome signs have been placed in the Nanoose Bay area thanks in part to work from a Parksville sign maker.
The signs feature a coloured Arbutus tree with the slogan Nurtured by Nature and is a collaboration of a number of groups, including the Regional District of Nanaimo and Snaw-Naw-As First Nation.
Earl Scott, Scott Signs Ltd. owner, said the project was spearheaded by Nanoose resident Jay Spence, who contacted Scott initially.
“The RDN took over the project, in a manner of speaking, because they wanted to just have a bit more control over it because they were going to look at how to brand all of Nanoose, so it became much bigger than just one sign,” said Scott. “It became about how to really brand the community.”
Wes Cargill was responsible for the design and Tony Kirby took care of painting and final sculpting of the trees. A computer numerical control machine was used in the process to carve all the letters, said Scott.
“First we just cut it out to shape, pretty much the silhouette of the tree, and then I just start carving it down, rounding it over and getting a sense of how the esthetic of the tree (is) and how it should look,” said Kirby. “It should have a rustic, rounded-over look, so I just went with that.”
The new signs are up! Nanoose Bay, “Nurtured By Nature.” https://t.co/RHz3WGoYHJ pic.twitter.com/CWvtsaxWmG
— RDN (@RDNanaimo) February 15, 2016
Chief Brent Edwards, of Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, expressed similar sentiments.
“I acknowledge David Bob, the past chief, and the RDN for working together to put those signs up with the small recognition of Nanoose territory and look forward to continuing that relationship with the regional district and the other entities in the future,” said Edwards.
