Watawa life » Bank of Montreal http://www.robink.ca/blog A photo blog set in Ottawa Wed, 16 May 2012 01:43:14 +0000 en hourly 1 Thrifthttp://www.robink.ca/blog/thrift/ http://www.robink.ca/blog/thrift/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:55:14 +0000 Robin Kelsey http://www.robink.ca/blog/thrift/ This is on the facade of the old Bank of Montreal building at Wellington and O’Connor. It says it depicts “thrift,” but I don’t really get it. I like it though.

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Above the door it has these two Indians contemplating a beaver. I think the owl is a later addition meant to scare away pigeons. “Concordia Salus” means “Salvation through harmony.”

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See also:
July 28, 2007 – Bank of Canada

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