Neil Peart Memorial in Lakeside Park Gaining Momentum

Friday, 17 January 2020 14:22

By Marcie Culbert

A lot of people would like some sort of Neil Peart memorial in Lakeside Park.

The late drummer for Rush passed away last week, after a battle with brain cancer. He was 67-years-old.

Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie and even wrote a song about the local park.

More than 20,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a statue of Peart in the park.

A GoFundMe page is also up and running, looking to raise $10,000 for a memorial.

This certainly got Mayor Walter Sendzik's attention.

He introduced a notice of motion during Monday night's council meeting, to name the new Lakeside Park pavilion after Peart.

The city has launched an online consultation about it on EngageSTC.

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