Arthur Meighen Statue

The Arthur Meighen Statue in Lind Park, Church St. was spray-painted with graffiti for the second time this past week.

Arthur Meighen was the 9th Prime Minister of Canada and attended St Marys Collegiate Institute when it was located at the Arthur Meighen P.S.

In 1968 Montreal sculptor Marcel Braitstein was commissioned to produce the statue to be erected in Ottawa. It remained in a warehouse for almost 20 years until it was brought to St Marys in 1987.

The paint has now been removed and to discourage further spray-painting the surrounding trees, the most attractive feature of the statue, will be cut back.