Waterdown’s main street has a new layer of public history. The Waterdown Village Heritage Walk — a string of planters displaying historical photographs — now includes six iron sculptures that give pedestrians a tactile, permanent connection to the village’s story. Local historians Lyn Lunsted and Nathan Tidridge researched the narratives behind each image while artist Bhairavi Jathar Talpade translated them into original designs. Flamborough metalworker Carol Nasvytis (Soul Metal), with her apprentice Morgan Bullock, fabricated the iron pieces. The installations honor the village’s milling legacy and its relationship to nearby waterfalls, depict a historic blaze, pay tribute to veterans, and recognize Indigenous history through a moccasin installation developed in partnership with the Moccasin Identifier Initiative. Waterdown BIA executive director Susan Pennie said the project begins by acknowledging “the people who walked the escarpment since time immemorial,” and Moccasin Identifier Initiative director Laurie Froman emphasized the moccasin’s role as a visual reminder of treaties and shared responsibility. Read more at here.
