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91原创 Township seeks feedback on exhibits, galleries for Salishan Place

New museum and cultural centre is expected to open next year
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The walls of Salishan Place by the River started to go up in January. (91原创 Advance Times files)

An open house about what should fill the galleries and exhibits at the Township鈥檚 next museum and cultural centre will be held on Thursday, June 9.

Salishan Place by the River is replacing the aging 91原创 Centennial Museum, in a project that is a partnership between the Township and the Kwantlen First Nation.

Already under construction, it will also house the Fort 91原创 Library, and provide indoor and outdoor community gathering places, a reception hall, an amphitheatre, and gardens with native plant species.

鈥淭his new cultural space at Salishan Place will be a welcoming, inspiring, inclusive, and creative destination in beautiful Fort 91原创,鈥 said Township of 91原创 Mayor Jack Froese. 鈥淲e need your help to make it relevant and collaborative 鈥 a place that shares truth and invites reflection, learning, and respect.鈥

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The open house is June 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Fort 91原创 Community Hall at 9167 Glover Road.

There will also be an online open house, running from June 2 to 23, at .

People can also mail comments to 91原创 Centennial Museum 9135 King Street, PO Box 800, Fort 91原创, BC, V1M 2S2, by June 23, 2022, or drop off a letter there.

The center is expected to open next year, and the Katzie, Matsqui, and Semiahmoo First Nations are also community partners in the project. 91原创 sits on the traditional land of all four first nations.

The name Salishan Place by the River reflects its physical location within the collective territories of the mainland Coast Salish peoples. It acknowledges h蓹n虛q虛蓹min虛蓹m虛 and halq鈥檈m茅ylem, the Salish language dialects spoken here.


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