Portuguese Pioneers - Osoyoos, British Columbia
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The Portuguese Pioneers mural is on the front of the Sonora Community Centre building located at 8505 68th Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMQ3MT
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/13/2015
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This was a pleasant surprise when photographing the mural and recognizing the brightly painted rooster on the apple box.
The mural is approximately 10 feet by 8 feet and presented in 2009. It recognizes the Canadian-Portuguese community for their major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of the community.
In a colorful mix of red, green and blue, it depicts a Portuguese orchard worker picking apples in an Osoyoos orchard. Many Portuguese families immigrated to the region, beginning in 1955 and they became major players in the fruit and agriculture industry.