Two young Burnaby artists will have the honour of seeing their designs on Christmas cards sent out by Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby councillors this holiday season.
Grade 5 children from Burnaby schools submitted their artwork to council, and designs from from Grade 5 students Elliana Yee from Sperling Elementary and Lazar Pajic from Morley Elementary were selected.
In past years, Burnaby council's "holiday season" cards have displayed designs and photography from different Burnaby artists, but this year is the first time the cards have featured the artwork from local children.
"Clearly, Burnaby is a great place to spend the holiday season. It is apparent in the children's designs that many magical things happen here at this time of the year," said Corrigan in a media release.
Corrigan also said he and council were impressed by the creativity of the all the children who took part in the contest.
Both Elliana and Lazar were honoured at a recent council meeting. Each was presented with a T-shirt featuring her winning design and a City of Burnaby mug. On behalf of each artist, two donations of $50 will also be given to the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.
"They - and all of their fellow entrants - captured the spirit of the season in our city in the vibrant and magical way that only children can," said Corrigan.
