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At the heart of the public square on the corner of Main and Danforth are three towers, each with coloured glass representing defining elements of Old Ottawa East: the Rideau Canal, the Rideau River and the land between.  The stained glass reflects the neighbourhood’s ecclesiastical heritage, including St. Paul’s University, Deschatelets Seminary and other spiritual institutions. The canopies provide shade to the geometric shaped benches beneath; the green bench represents land while the two blue ones stand for the bounding waterways.

The artist – Stuart Kinmond – formerly an architect, studied painting and printmaking at the Ottawa School of Art in the nineties, and began exhibiting in 2000. He is now a full-time visual artist working out of his Ottawa studio. His work has been shown in both solo and group exhibitions across Canada. Kinmond has completed another commission for the O-Train Trillium Line at Carleton University Station for the City of Ottawa.