The salmon have arrived early this year at the Whitehorse Rapids Fishway! On Tuesday, July 21, Yukon Energy will unveil a large public art piece entitled “One Fish, Two Fish”. The piece, which will be installed within the fishladder compound, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fishway. It depicts a school of 55 Chinook salmon travelling up the Yukon River.
“We wanted to find a special way of including Yukoners in the ladder’s 50th birthday celebration,” Yukon Energy spokesperson Janet Patterson said. “We hired local artist Donald Watt to coordinate the creation of an outdoor installation that would involve as many members of the public as possible. The response has been amazing!”
Ninety Yukoners helped create the fish; each one-of-a-kind wooden salmon was cut out by a group of local carvers and then decorated by individuals or teams of people.
The art piece will be unveiled at 7 p.m. on July 21. Everyone is welcome to attend.
There are a number of other ways Yukon Energy is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fishladder. A podcast has been produced that tells the story of the ladder. It can be heard by going to Yukon Energy’s home web page at www.yukonenergy.ca. A public celebration will take place at the fishladder in early August.
Contact:
Janet Patterson
Communications, Yukon Energy Corporation
(867) 393-5333
janet.patterson@yec.yk.ca
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