Honouring Islington’s Volunteer Fire Brigade

Honouring Islington’s Volunteer Fire Brigade

Artist

John Kuna

Title

Honouring Islington’s Volunteer Fire Brigade

About

Each winter in the 1940s and 50s, the fire brigade diverted water from Mimico Creek to flood Central Park. This created a huge skating rink just south of Dundas W. The mural design incorporates a boarded casement at the back of the building and appears as a serving window for the little hut. Volunteers once played dance music and served hot chocolate and treats from such a window.