A mural created by Kwantlen First Nation artist Brandon Gabriel has been removed from a wall in Fort 91原创鈥檚 Gasoline Alley.

Gasoline Alley owner and developer Eric Woodward confirmed he had it painted over last week.

He declined to comment on the reason for painting over the mural but did direct the Times to his Facebook page.

There, Woodward criticizes Gabriel for a Facebook post the artist made about Woodward ruining Fort 91原创. Woodward has screenshot a Facebook post Gabriel had made about a visit to Squamish.

鈥淭he town of Squamish reminds me of Fort 91原创 20 years ago,鈥� Gabriel wrote on the post, adding that if they see Woodward 鈥榮niffing around鈥� to 鈥榮hoot him on sight.鈥�

Woodward took the words as a threat.

Gabriel responded that his comment wasn鈥檛 a 鈥榮erious call to action鈥�, more an expression of frustration with how he feels Fort 91原创 looks now.

As for the mural, Gabriel said he isn鈥檛 bothered that it was painted over.

鈥淚 painted it in 2006, so it has been there for 11 years. Most murals in this type of art business only have a shelf life of one to four years, They are intended to be ephemeral, so this piece definitely saw more than enough longevity,鈥� Gabriel said.

Gabriel has several pieces of artwork around 91原创. His most recent mural went up last school year on the outside wall of Douglas Park Elementary.

The large mural in Gasoline Alley depicted the history of Fort 91原创, starting with Aboriginals to when Europeans settled here. The mural鈥檚 creation was spearheaded by Cranberries Naturally owner Jasmine Marjanovich whose storefront is located in Gasoline Alley.