Columbia Street will soon be trying a swag lighting display on for size.
After several attempts at dealing with a staff report about proposed swag lighting on Columbia Street, council finally made a decision in October about new lighting that will adorn Columbia Street.
“The first swag light is in production and should be here this month,” said Bev Grieve, the city’s director of development services. “Council will take a look at it and make a decision regarding the future of the project at that time.”
Council discussed the issue a number times, with councillors offering their thoughts on the pros and cons with the various options being considered, including an exact replica of the lighting that draped across the street in past decades and a modern interpretation. Ultimately, council approved an option featuring a crown motif in the centre that can be changed out seasonally with motifs like a snowflake. During the heyday of the Golden Mile, swag lighting with a crown motif decorated Columbia Street.
