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Chilliwack, BC: A new art piece is now illuminating the corner of Yale and Young Roads! “Meetcha at the Five” was installed on January 12, 2023 in front of the business centre at 46115 Yale Road.

“Meetcha at the Five” was designed by local Chilliwack artists David and Krista Kilvert, and fabricated by TDH Experiential Fabricators. The piece was designed to honour the area’s Indigenous history and acknowledge Chilliwack’s growth into a uniquely vibrant and expanding urban Fraser Valley community.

The piece features a 3-metre high five with a sculpted bird and three berries secured to it, highlighting the role nature plays in the community. The structure is fabricated with metal and polycarbonate, and LED lighting. Inside the illuminated five are pictograms designed to reflect the area historically, and moving forward. The artists consulted with local First Nations leadership on the design of the pictograms and territory acknowledgement. The circular metal base of the piece reads, “Chilliwack is located on the traditional, cultural and unceded territory of the Ts'elxwéyeqw and Pelólhxw tribes of the Stó:lō Coast Salish peoples.”

Council approved the conceptual design of the piece in June 2021, following recommendations from the Public Art Advisory Committee.

“The Public Art Advisory Committee was looking for a piece that would provide a strong visual and suit the area’s new look,” said Councillor Harv Westeringh, Vice-Chair of the Public Art Advisory Committee. “It was a pleasure to see local artists David and Krista Kilvert’s work on this piece to uniquely fit our community.”

The committee felt that this piece best met the requirements of the Request for Proposal, which were to increase foot traffic, animate Chilliwack's historical downtown and draw attention to Chilliwack as a vital municipality that promotes arts, culture and tourism.

To learn more about public art in the City of Chilliwack, visit chilliwack.com/publicart.