<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">January 25, 2018 - Sidney, BC on <span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(106,106,106);font-family:arial,sans-serif">W̱SÁNEĆ</span> Nations/Coast Salish Indigenous Territory</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">In follow up to our recently circulated media release about our Coast Salish Legacy Project (re-attached) - we are very pleased to announce that the first public artwork was installed yesterday in Beacon Park at the oceanside end of our Centre, January 25, 2018! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The work <i style="font-weight:bold">The Salish Sea</i> by Tsartlip Nation artist Chris Paul, is now in its permanent resting place as a key Coast Salish Indigenous marker. The 10 ft tall naturally oxidizing (rusting) iron metal sculpture features the thunderbird in the Salish sky standing on the orca whale with salmon and herring below - is now available for all of the public to see.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The piece looks remarkable in place (please find photos attached) and I encourage everyone to see it, take pictures and share #salishsea, #salishseaart, #salishseaChrisPaul and #salishseacentre - it is stopping people in their tracks already as they walk along the walkway. Signage for inside the centre and a permanent plaque for beside the piece is in progress. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The signage will thank all of our supporters of the project, but I would especially like to thank the Board and Staff at the Centre for their original vision and efforts, Knappett Projects (John, Pete and the entire team) for the full in-kind installation of the artwork, RJC Engineers (Leon and team), the Province of British Columbia for major funding and validation of our Centre and the project, Town of Sidney for funding and technical support, and finally Chris Paul (<a href="http://chrispaul.ca/chris/chris1.htm" target="_blank">http://chrispaul.ca/chris/<wbr>chris1.htm</a>) for this beautiful Coast Salish expression of the precarious life-cycle of the Salish Sea - we are honoured you have shared your story and that it leads to much awareness, knowledge and learning, exploration, and conservation.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="m_497875915715497254gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><font color="#000000">From the Salish Sea</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> - </font><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,"Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">HÍSW̱ḴE</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">,</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Mark Loria</b> <font size="1"><b>BFA, AEMC</b></font><br><font size="1">EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR</font></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span></span><span></span><br></div></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>SHAW CENTRE FOR THE SALISH SEA</b></font></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#000000">CANADA'S AQUARIUM & LEARNING CENTRE FOR THE SALISH SEA</font><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666">9811 Seaport Place, Sidney, BC on W̱SÁNEĆ<b> </b>Coast Salish Traditional Territory</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font size="1">T. <a href="tel:(250)%20665-7511" value="+12506657511" target="_blank">250 665 7511 EXT 108</a> C. <a href="tel:(250)%20217-1318" value="+12502171318" target="_blank">250 217 1318</a> </font><font><font size="1"> <a href="http://SALISHSEACENTRE.ORG" target="_blank">SALISHSEACENTRE.ORG</a></font></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><img src="cid:ii_16133f41c36da15b" alt="Inline image 1" width="408" height="544"><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><img src="cid:ii_16133f49dbc1d531" alt="Inline image 2" width="408" height="544"><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><img src="cid:ii_16133f5f2fbe89f1" alt="Inline image 4" width="408" height="544"><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><font><img src="cid:ii_16133f68c7737079" alt="Inline image 5" width="544" height="408"><br></font></font></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:x-small" dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="width:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium"></div><div style="width:220px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium"><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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