Salmon Nexus

The Salmon Nexus, a medium-height sculpture on the corner of an office-complex commissioned by Orion Construction Inc., is located at 56th Ave and 200th Street in Langley City, where multiple river estuaries, such as the Salmon, Serpentine, and Niklmekl Rivers cross. Rivers that were once massive salmon migration routes, and major transportation hubs for Coast Salish Peoples, which are now just trickling streams, diminished by decades of colonial infrastructure development, terraforming, and industrial farming. This sculpture references the important roles these river systems played and continue to play in such a central area.

Commissioned by Orion Construction Inc and Astria Properties Inc. The Salmon Nexus is a medium-height sculpture on the corner of an office complex at the cross-streets of 56th Avenue and 200th Street in Langley. This area is home to a cross-section of migratory river estuaries, salmon runs that break through Nikelmekl, Serpentine and Salmon River and the piece honours and tells the story of such a prime location.

Prior to settler arrival and the terraforming that came with it, this river crossing was gigantic and capable of sustaining huge populations of migratory salmon which connected the territories of Semiahmoo with Nations further inland such as Kwantlen and Katzie.

Noting the importance of such meeting locations continues to be integral to our understanding of how peoples meet in tandem with the resources of the land and the knowledge in stewarding them.