Wilmot Township leases Prime Ministers Path statues to Createscape

Nine bronze statues depicting former Canadian prime ministers now have a new lease on life. On Monday, April 27, Wilmot Township Council agreed to rent the statues to Createscape Waterloo Region for the next two decades, at a cost of $2 per year.

At that same meeting, Council also granted Createscape legal permission to place the statues in the park behind the Township Administration Complex, and to cover reinstallation costs up to $78,000. That amount will be offset by the $12,800 that has been donated to the project to date.

These decisions follow a resolution made by Council in July 2025, and reflect the vision set out by a local working group that was established during the Prime Ministers Path public engagement process.

Part of that vision included the creation of the Prime Ministers Path Community Steering Committee. This volunteer-led group worked as an advisory body to Council over the last several months and will now be disbanded as Createscape takes custody of the statues and responsibility for re-establishing the path.

As per Council’s 2025 resolution, no further tax dollars will be committed to the project, beyond the installation and insurance costs. Createscape will now develop plans to re-establish the path, along with an educational program about the history, role and impact of the prime ministers that it depicts.

Createscape is accepting donations to support its ongoing work with the project. Members of the public can donate:

• Online through Canada Helps (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/createscape-waterloo-region/)
• By cheque made out to Createscape Waterloo Region (mailed to 94 Windrush Trail, Kitchener, ON N2P 2B3)

For more information about the Prime Ministers Path project, visit https://www.engagewr.ca/prime-ministers-path.

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Don Bourgeois, President, Createscape Waterloo Region

“We look forward to re-establishing the Prime Ministers Path in a way that honestly and accurately represents our shared history,” says Don Bourgeois, President, Createscape Waterloo Region. “We hope Wilmot residents will continue to share feedback throughout the process to ensure this project remains community focused.”

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Brett O’Reilly | Communications Specialist
brett.oreilly@wilmot.ca | 519-634-8519 ext. 9229