Town Entry Sign has a Rotary Connection

Posted by Wayne Harper & Charlie Scobie

The Town of Sackville has installed new billboard signs along the Trans-Canada Highway, on either side of the town. They are based on a specially commissioned oil painting, 24 by 48 inches in size, entitled “Sackville Market Day,” by Mary Scobie. According to Town official Jamie Burke, “We really wanted to capture the festive atmosphere of downtown Sackville and show the vibrancy of our downtown.” The billboard features the tagline, “Sackville: Home of Mount Allison University.” The painting also appears on the cover of the 2014 Sackville tourist brochure.

Mary Is the daughter of long-time member Charlie Scobie

Mary Scobie grew up in Sackville and received a Bachelor of Music degree from Mount Allison University and a diploma in graphic design from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. She moved to the west coast in 1992 and currently lives outside of Victoria, B.C. where she paints and works as a graphic designer and illustrator. A frequent return visitor to Sackville, her paintings have been featured in exhibitions at Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville, and at Eclectic Gallery and Gallery at the Mac in Victoria, B.C. See http://maryscobie.com/bio