School murals promote cultural understanding

“It’s depicting a native warrior overlooking a cliff and he’s looking at a ship coming,” explained Mason. “The ghost of his father is in the sky and that’s kind of signifying it’s okay for the new people to come.”

South Shore Regional School Board Coordinator of Race Relations and Cross-Cultural Understanding and Human Rights, Krishinda McBride saw Mason’s work and requested she paint the murals.

She finished the mural honouring the First Nations people in 27 hours.

Mason, who is a Program Support Assistant at the school, loves to paint.

“I have always been able to draw,” she stated, although she has no formal training.

The design of the mural was a group effort, added Mason.

It is located on a side wall in the main office.

Loving the peace and quiet of painting on evenings and weekends, Mason is looking forward to painting the next mural over March break.

The second mural will depict African Canadian culture, she explained.

It will be a life-size portrait of Tiger Warrington.

Warrington was a Canadian Light Heavyweight Boxing champion from Queens County.

He has descendants in the school, added Mason.