User:CameronRailton/Canada moments mural (Aurora)

The Canada Moments Mural is located in downtown Aurora. Standing 2 stories tall and one of the main attractions of Aurora, this mural spans the entire side of a building. This piece of art was commissioned by the town of Aurora with a goal to inspire some of the residents and create a small attraction. The mural showcases the many great achievements of Canadians, Canada's historical landmarks and moments throughout the history of Canada. This art was painted by William Lazos, Larry Mar, Attila Szanyi, and Andres Correa and commissioned by the town of Aurora in 2001. Some complaints about the murals lack of diversity have prompted the town of Aurora to consider expanding the mural at a second location to celebrate the nations diversity. Posters have been placed in the windows of the building that support the Black Lives Matter movement as a sign of protest.

History
The mural was ordered to be painted in 2001 in order to celebrate Canadian pride and today stands as one of the main attractions that tourist are interested in when visiting Aurora. It was created in order to celebrate and inspire the residents of Aurora by showing some well known Canadians who have accomplished a lot in their careers. As well as showing some of the beautiful landscapes of Canada.

Location
Located at on the busiest intersections in Aurora this mural gets frequent traffic by many residents nearby. The mural is located on Young street and on the North side of wellington street East at this address 15244 Yonge St, Aurora, ON L4G 1L9. In order to get the best view of the mural, you need to be standing on the other side of young street.

William Lazos
William Lazos was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1964 and moved to Canada in 1969. This artist studied at the A.O.C.A. - Ontario College of Art and has earned much recognition through out his career such as these awards.

Larry Mar
Larry Mar is known for many murals around the GTA area such as the one in the Scarborough village plaza which was painted with William Lazos. The mural depicts the change in the surrounding areas demographics by comparing a market in the past with the current climate.

Attila Szanyi
Attila Szanyi used to work as a server while focusing on his artwork. He currently owns a health food convenience store, Popbox Mrkt, and has become a food entrepreneur with his own cold brew coffee brand winter cheer.

Andres Correa
Andres Correa was born in Toronto, Canada in 1975 and studied at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) and the Toronto school of Art. He currently preforms his painting skills live at charity events and private galas.

Mural Elements
The mural depicts the following elements scattered throughout the entire North side of the corner building on Young street and wellington street. The following elements are placed on a light blue background along with Canada's national symbol the maple leaf. Each element of the mural is located below along with the caption for it on the mural if given.
 * Hudson's bay blanket
 * Lorne Greene - First CBC Announcer, 1944
 * Military troops with a quote from the anthem "We stand on guard"
 * Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - First plane to reach Mach 1.98, 1958
 * Northern Dancer - Canadian-bread thoroughbred racehorse who was the first Canadian Kentucky Derby champ, 1964
 * George Chuvalo - Canadian Heavyweight Boxing champion
 * Armand Bombardier - inventor of the snowmobile, 1922
 * Billy Bishop - Most decorated Flying Ace, WWI
 * Niagara Falls
 * Rockies
 * Senator James Gladstone - First Aboriginal Senator, 1958
 * Klondike - The Gold rush
 * Rick Hanson - Went 40,000km in a wheelchair in the Motion Tour, 1985-87
 * Dr.James Naismith - inventor of the Basketball, 1891
 * Banting & Best - First to discover Insulin, 1922
 * Prairies
 * CN Tower
 * Group of seven - First distinctive Canadian art movement
 * Parliament Building
 * Roberta Bondar and Marc Garneau - First Canadians in space, 1922 & 1984
 * First in donut consumption
 * Alexander Graham Bell - First telephone call
 * Foster Hewitt - First voice of Hockey
 * Ernie Coombs - Children's favorite Mr. Dressup
 * Canadian National railway
 * Team Canada '72 - First series victory over team Russia, 1972
 * Barbara Ann Scott - 1948 Olympic Gold Medalist
 * The Bluenose - Canada's most celebrated racing ship
 * Canadaarm - First Canadian robotic space tool, 1981
 * Carnaval - Worlds biggest winter carnival, Quebec City
 * Lester B. Preason - First Canadian Nobel peace prize writer, 1957
 * Marilyn Bell - First to swim across Lake Ontario, 1954
 * Emily stowe - First Canadian Female Doctor 1867
 * Repatriating the Constitution, 1982
 * Sir John A. MacDonald - First prime minister of Canada

Sponsors

 * Beaver Machine Corp
 * Country Style
 * Dashwood window & Door
 * Farquhar & Michelberger
 * Gallaugher Contracting
 * Morley Sanderson & Millard
 * Newtonbrook Block
 * Quebecor World
 * Romill Security
 * State Farm Insurance

Special thanks

 * Aurora Decor
 * G. Condoyanis
 * J.k. Stephenson, JL. Foss
 * Town of Aurora
 * Sisco paints