Port Coquitlam art plan gets approved

A pub­lic art pol­icy that will encour­age cre­ativ­ity and artis­tic ele­ments when the city of Port Coquit­lam makes devel­op­ment deci­sions was approved Mon­day by council.

With the approval, city staff can move for­ward with a vision state­ment and guid­ing prin­ci­ples for the selec­tion and cre­ation of pub­lic art in the municipality.

“We will cer­tainly see the ben­e­fits of this in the future,” Coun. Michael Wright said dur­ing Monday’s meet­ing. “It will put Port Moody on notice that the city of the arts is mov­ing fur­ther east.”

Gary McKenna — The Tri-City News, June 29, 2012