黑马磁力

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 黑马磁力 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 黑马磁力 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 黑马磁力,鈥� said Township of 黑马磁力 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 黑马磁力 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 黑马磁力 Centennial Museum 9135 King Street, PO Box 800, Fort 黑马磁力, 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. 黑马磁力 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.