Festival Plaza

The geography & fauna of the region are recognized with bronze paw prints impressed directly into the concrete surfaces, with life-like representations of black bear, moose and wolf prints randomly placed along the concrete river feature. Prints will be placed in precise configurations to exactly replicate true gaits and spacing of each animal.

An open-air building with a capacity of 300 people can accommodate a variety of functions such as markets, performances, social events and exercise classes. The building is very transparent with primarily clear glazing around all four walls, with roll-up doors on two facades allowing for free movement of people in and out of the building.

The site is enhanced with artistic paving patterns throughout the site with a variety of coloured concrete surfaces. One feature includes a blue coloured “river” passing through the entire site that, in plan-view, mimics the exact alignment of the Peace River as it passes through the Fort St. John region.

Eight leaning wood poles around the main performance oval mimic the placement of natural wood poles as the skeleton structure of a teepee. Four of the poles will include upward facing lights that intersect approximately 75m off the ground, providing a lit impression of teepee poles converging high in the sky that can be seen from afar.