The last of the dozen Coquitlam 125 salmon sculptures is gone.
Sponsorship for the legacy public art pieces wrapped up this week, with Allard Contractors Ltd. and Coquitlam Concrete (1993) Ltd., part of the Allard Group of Companies, snapping up the final fish.
The longtime sand and gravel supplier forked over the $5,000 for the sculpture handpainted by Wilfrido Limvalencia, which shows landmarks along the Fraser and Coquitlam rivers.
The piece will be installed by the city at Mackin Park along with a salmon decorated by Jolayne Devente, which received sponsorship last week from Kia West.
Designed by Squamish Nation artist Jody Broomfield, the giant fish are similar to the Spirit bear and orca statues that were auctioned off a decade ago. Those charitable art pieces are now scattered around the province but the salmon will stay local and be unique to Coquitlam.
All 12 salmon were unveiled in July at the city’s Kaleidoscope Festival at Town Centre Park, a signature event in Coquitlam’s 125th year.
The other salmon sponsors are: Austin Heights BIA, Ageless Radiance MedSpa, Rebecca Permack for Burke Mountain Homes, Dr. Sean Kelly for Como Lake Village Dental Centre, Marcon, Onni Group, Sharon Perry Inc., Square Nine Developments Inc., Bill Laidler for ReMax and Pasta Polo.
