Case study · Township of Pembroke
A Centennial fountain, built for the wind.
Built for Canada’s 100th birthday in 1967, the fountain’s mechanical and electrical systems had reached the end of their life.
- Client
- Township of Pembroke
- Built
- 1967, for Canada’s Centennial
- Scope
- Pumps, vaults, controls, nozzles, lighting
- Key upgrade
- Wind sensors and engineered nozzles
What was wrong, and what we did.
The fountain’s pumps, vaults and electrical systems were worn out after decades of service. Wind blew spray off the display and water was lost to splash. We installed new pump and vault systems, modern control panels and wind sensors, and re-engineered the nozzles so the fountain runs on windy days.
We also redesigned the lighting and filtration. Copings behind the top podium stop back-splash, and four energy-efficient lights on the centre geyser match the warm lighting around the town hall.
The work
Six upgrades, one display.
01
Replace pumps and vaults
New pump and vault systems replaced mechanical equipment that had reached the end of its life.
02
Add modern controls
State-of-the-art control panels and wind sensors let the display respond to conditions.
03
Re-engineer the nozzles
We modified the display nozzles and added new engineered nozzles so the fountain can run on windy days.
04
Cut splash loss
Smaller foam nozzles reduce the water lost to splash and drift.
05
Redesign lighting and filtration
Four energy-efficient lights on the centre geyser match the warm lighting around the town hall.
06
Stop back-splash
Copings added behind the top podium keep water in the fountain.
Project photos
By day and by night.
The restored display beside the town hall, and the new warm lighting on the centre geyser.
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