On Sunday, August 6, 2023, the sculpture Love's Labour was unveiled at Mono Community Centre. The sculpture depicts a woman and her son working the land to produce food as a tribute to the vital contribution of women in developing and nurturing our communities. Love's Labour was commissioned and donated by Councillor Ralph Manktelow and was sculpted by John Farrugia.
The sculpture's plaque reads as follows:
"LOVE'S LABOUR
When immigrants arrived in the hills of Mono in the early 1800s, women played an essential role in establishing farms and villages. This sculpture of a mother and her son working the land to produce food pays tribute to the vital contribution of women, then and now, in developing and nurturing our communities.
Sculptor: John M. J. Farrugia
Commissioned and donated to the Town of Mono by Ralph T. Manktelow, 7th Line, Mono
Unveiled August 6, 2023"
Statue Unveiling