Lighting up Anvil Centre in pretty colours is feasible, but it may not be affordable.
Coun. Patrick Johnstone asked staff if it’s technically possible to light up the exterior of Anvil Centre with purple lights on Feb. 5 to recognize Provincial Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
“It is feasible. It’s expensive,” said chief administrative officer Lisa Spitale.
Spitale will get the costs related to the lighting and will proceed with the request if the cost is reasonable and bring it back to council if it’s a significant cost.
Johnstone suggested the city should develop policy guidelines about lighting of Anvil Centre as he suspects the city will be getting similar requests from other groups.
Mayor Jonathan Cote said Anvil Centre is a landmark in the community and one that lends itself to this type of feature.
“You are starting to see this more and more on some of the major landmarks for a variety of different reasons,” he said. “Last year we did light up the Anvil Centre for Pride (Week) in a rainbow. It was actually quite stunning.”
