The town of St. Catharines, Ont., is naming a area pavilion right after late Rush drummer Neil Peart and considering other means to honour his legacy.
The acclaimed percussionist, who died in January at age sixty seven, was born in Hamilton and grew up in St. Catharines.
He was the principal lyricist for Rush and co-wrote the progressive-rock group’s 1975 music Lakeside Park in honour of the region.
Before this yr, the southern Ontario town asked for submissions for a identify for the pavilion at Lakeside Park in the area neighborhood of Port Dalhousie.
The submissions were whittled down to two finalists — Peart’s moniker, alongside with “Lakeside Park Pavilion.”
A public vote involving the two recommendations identified the Neil Peart Pavilion at Lakeside Park as the favourite and town council authorized the option previously this week.
The vote was “overwhelmingly in support of the internationally renowned musician Neil Peart,” Mayor Walter Sendzik said in a Twitter video clip Thursday.
It really is “a fitting, fitting identify for an awesome personal who has completed so considerably for new music, not just listed here in Canada but all-around the entire world.”
A tribute concert for Peart, A Night time for Neil, was scheduled for Might 16, but has been moved to Oct. 17 mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic.