This July, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives will be launching Fixed, a new feature exhibit exploring the community conversation about creating a permanent, drivable link to the Sunshine Coast.
Known today as a “fixed link,” the community has been talking about building a road to Squamish since the 1950s, around the same time that car ferries were introduced to the Sunshine Coast.
The exhibit will explore the history of transportation on the Sunshine Coast, the introduction of the first car ferry and the conversation observed in local newspapers from the 1950s to present. The exhibit will also feature the latest report that highlights two possible connections: the Anvil Island bridge and the road to Squamish.
The exhibit will coincide with the release of the Sunshine Coast Fixed Link feasibility final report, which is slated for this summer.
To celebrate the launch of Fixed, the Museum is hosting an event on Thursday, July 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. in collaboration with adventure storytelling group Boldly Went. The night will kick off with a talk by Geoff Breckner, the trail builder responsible for the Squamish to Sunshine Coast Trail.
Breckner has been working for many years to create a biking/hiking fixed link to the Coast by connecting historic logging roads and building trail in the wilderness north of Salmon Inlet. He will speak about the success and challenges of pioneering a 75km+ trail that will allow users to travel from Squamish to the Sunshine Coast – a fixed link of a different sort.
Following Breckner’s talk will be Boldly Went – a storytelling event where people in the audience will have the opportunity to share their own coastal adventure stories. Do you have a story of outdoor adventure that you would like to share? Put your name in the hat, and if you are picked, share your adventure story (10 minute maximum).
Tickets for the evening are $10. See sunshinecoastmuseum.ca or call 604-886-8232 for more information.
– Submitted by Matthew Lovegrove
