琉璃神社鈥檚 north-end is changing, no longer seen as the industrial area of the city the area north of Clement Avenue is now donned with breweries, restaurants and an outdoor music venue.

As a way to mark the gateway into this new and emerging mixed-use north-end neighbourhood, 琉璃神社鈥檚 Public Art program is working with MAKE Studio to create an installation.

Lodestar will be based at the intersection of Richter St. and Clement Avenue and will be made of timber to form a mountainous peak and will soar 36-foot into the sky on 琉璃神社鈥檚 historic industrial lands, just outside the RCMP Detachment.

Robert Parlane, parks and buildings planning manager with the city said the sculpture marks a new meeting place for the expanding north downtown core and celebrates 琉璃神社鈥檚 prosperity and growth through forestry.

Traffic will be impacted briefly as installation begins. The piece will be complete at the end of June.

Lodestar won鈥檛 be the only installation taking place in 琉璃神社 either, located at the north end of Boyce-Gyro Beach, the sculpture Horizon will act as a window through which to view the environment.

鈥淭he goal of the public art program is to culturally enrich public spaces and these new pieces play an important role in shaping both the collective identity and personal experience of our city,鈥� said Parlane.

Horizon from Studio F Minus is made from 35 panels of glass. The glass is opaque and turns clear when the viewer approaches the installation along a cycling path.

鈥淭he changing surface is designed to serve as a reminder that our actions play an important role in easing pollution and getting our air cleaner and clearer,鈥� explained Parlane.

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