Cover Stories (First Nations) - Steveston, BC
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N 49° 07.516 W 123° 10.960
10U E 486672 N 5441397
Manhole cover dedicated the local First Nations peoples
Waymark Code: WM16PT7
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/12/2022
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This Unique Manhole Cover is located in the sidewalk at the corner of First Avenue and Moncton Street in Steveston, British Columbia.
The cast iron access cover is part of a project by the City of Richmond (which Steveston is a part of), and were placed in 2016 and designed by four artists. This version of Cover Stories is by Susan Pearson and depicts First Nations people fishing salmon.
Artist Statement:
"Richmond’s beginnings as a First Nations fishing camp is the theme of artist Susan Pearson’s artwork on her access cover. Encircling the design is the cedar tree, which First Nations peoples made their canoes from, and cedar tree bark, which they made their nets and ropes from."
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