The site of this garden, and the park, was the traditional home of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nations People, a village and cemetery of theirs standing where the park is now. In 2015 Fort George Park was renamed to recognise the fact that
Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park had once been a village for the Lheidli T'enneh.
Exploration Place is nearly unique in that it is one of the very few museums which has a child care program. The centre offers children's programs, both educational and recreational, the community garden being one aspect of an educational program. These programs are made available to both child care recipients and older children. While it's not made clear how the garden plots here are allotted, children in the program are encouraged to participate in the garden along with their families.
EXPLORERS URBAN GARDEN
PROJECT
THE EXPLORERS URBAN GARDEN PROJECT, begun in 2009, is a community garden focused on environmental gardening, recycling, composting, food security, urban greening and quality of life.
This program offers children enrolled in our childcare programs a chance to connect with their food sources. With virtually limitless opportunities to provide programming on environmental, cultural, urban planning, social responsibility, food security and healthy living, the Explorers Urban Garden Project has long-range and far reaching impacts on community development and quality of life, not only for our program participants and their families, but for park users and partner organizations.
The garden is located on the banks of the mighty Fraser River, adjacent to the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Burial Grounds and the Museum itself, marks the beginning of urban development for the North as the original site of the Hudson's Bay Post.
From Exploration Place