Directions
We end our walk along the Traboulay Trail at the benches and the beginning of the Rivers Mosaic Project in Lions Park. There are five other murals in and around the park as we continue east toward Shaughnessy.
Info
| Address |
50 Lions Way, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3H1 (exit)
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| Colour on Map | Light Red |
| # of Art Pieces | 5 |
The Map
The Art
PoCo Rivers Mosaic Project 2000
Location: Lions Park, after Continuum sign by benches and trail map
Title: Poco Rivers Mosaic Project 2000
Artist: Anne Marie Slater (Facilitating Artist). Lions Park Community Artists: Sharen Danneffel, Breann Voth, Maryin Lee, Joanne Weyerink, Ann McBride, Norma Gillespie
Details:
As you can read engraved next to them, these beautiful mosaics were installed in 2000 and represent “a community art project in which residents worked collaboratively with artists and environmentalists to explore the natural history and special memories of our rivers.”
Live Light Mural
Location: Lions Park near the Railside Skatepark
Title: Live Light Mural
Artist: Aurelia Bizouard
Details:
Created in 2018 by visual artist Aurelia Bizouard, this mural was made by first painting a nature scene onto a glass panel. Then, by shining light through the glass, she projected the image onto the wall for participants to trace and fill out.
Rain Garden Mural
Location: Lion’s Park, on the other side of the building from the Live Light Mural
Title: Rain Garden Mural
Artist: Laura Kwok
Details:
This mural was designed by artist Laura Kwok in 2024 to show the beauty of the river and the local plants in the rain garden. It is also a tribute to the Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club stewards, who operate the salmon hatchery. The garden is meant to spark visitors’ interest in local plants and rain gardens, and maybe start their own!
Lions Park Mural
Location: Fraser and Manning Avenue
Artist: Tammy Pilon and local volunteers
Details:
This mural is dedicated to Lions club members Wes Henders and John Silvius to commemorate the role that the Lions Club played in the creation of Lions Park. Originally the area was used for logging, until the Lions Club gifted the land to the City in 1949.
Railside Mural
Location: Lion’s Park, on the wall of the development next to the Railside Skate Park.
Title: RAILSIDE
Artist: Richard Tetrault, Jerry Whitehead, Sharifah Marsden, and Jeremi Whitehead
Details:
This mural, called RAILSIDE, was completed in the winter of 2012 by Richard Tetrault, Jerry Whitehead, Sharifah Marsden, and Jeremi Whitehead. It is meant to represent the characteristics of the area, including residents skating and biking, animals, and nature.
Richard Tetrault is a Vancouver-based printmaker, painter, and muralist, who strives to represent the strengths, concerns, and stories of the neighbourhood in each mural. Jerry Whitehead and Sharifah Marsden are both accomplished artists, who worked together in 2010 to complete the largest mural in Western Canada on the Orwell Hotel in Vancouver. Jeremi Whitehead is also a local muralist and painter.