People driving through downtown will have noticed a lot more colour in the community as the effort to beautify the city continues with the Paint Prince Rupert project.
The idea of Cow Bay Gift Galley owner Glen Saunders and in partnership with Hecate Strait, the program is working to revitalize the downtown core by re-painting and bringing new life to old buildings. Already the group has re-painted King Koin Laundry a bright green, the JVA Games building a vibrant blue and have begun working on the Moose Lodge.
The work is being done at no cost, and already other businesses in town have jumped on board to make it a success. Among those is Tyee Building Supplies, which allows people to make a donation toward paint and supplies for the group.
This week the crew will be meeting at the Eipcurean site on Saturday at nine a.m. in hopes of doing getting three more projects done this weekend. To help out, e-mail Glen at glen@cowbay.bc.ca.