Stratford Diversity Fountain gets its water works a year after unveiling

Stratford's Diversity Fountain, depicting Mik'maq long-distance runner Michael Thomas, is now fully operational about a year after its official unveiling.

The bronze sculpture of Thomas — the first Islander to run the Boston Marathon in 1911 — was created as part of the P.E.I. 2014 celebrations. It is meant to honour people of various backgrounds who have lived in Stratford.

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Water nozzles embedded between two circles comprised of granite boulders spray a light mist around the sculpture.

But the mist was a long time coming.

The town couldn't turn the water on until a flagstone walkway around the statue was completed and the stones were on backorder for several months.