[BCMA] Langley Centennial Museum lands another Corporate Sponsor for Salishan Place by the River

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South Mills Champs Amphitheatre Announced
South Mill Champs is donating $100,000 towards the construction of the feature Amphitheatre at Salishan Place by the River

LANGLEY, BC – Champs Fresh Farms of Aldergrove announced their sponsorship of the Amphitheatre at Salishan Place by the River, the Township of Langley’s new arts, culture, and heritage centre. This facility, envisioned as partnership between the Langley Centennial Museum and the four land-based q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), Máthekwi (Matsqui) and se’mya’me (Semiahmoo) First Nations, is currently under construction in Fort Langley.

The outdoor open-air Amphitheatre will be an eight-tiered (grass-covered) auditorium on the south hillside of the new facility. The Museum team plans to animate the new venue with regular concerts and activities much like it does at the Willoughby Community Park Amphitheatre. The Willoughby venue hosts the annual Summer Festival Series, suspended in 2020 but restarting in 2022.  Additionally, the arts division anticipates that the Amphitheatre be used as one of the stage areas for local festivals held regularly in Fort Langley.

“South Mill Champs is honored to be a corporate partner with Langley Township and sponsor the Amphitheatre at Salishan Place by the River,” says Mike Pimlott, General Manager of Champs Fresh Farms, South Mill Champs mushroom farm located in Aldergrove. “The impressive venue will allow the community to experience the arts close to home and bring tourists to our shining city.”

“We are pleased that South Mill Champs is supporting this significant initiative in Fort Langley with a $100,000 contribution,” stated Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese. “The amphitheatre at Salishan Place will be a great community gathering place where arts and culture will thrive, and citizens can be entertained”.

While the construction of the Amphitheatre is planned for the summer of 2022, it won’t likely be available for concerts and other uses until the grass has grown sufficiently to support audiences. Staff expects it will be functional by May of 2023.  The Museum is still seeking additional corporate and community sponsors to help complete some of the centre’s interior spaces, including the presentation theatre, archive, art gallery, and future exhibitions.

Interested parties may contact the Township’s Arts, Culture and Community Initiatives division at artsinfo at tol.ca<mailto:artsinfo at tol.ca> or by calling 604-533-6106. https://museum.tol.ca/museum/Portal/default.aspx

About South Mill Champs

South Mill Champs is a leading vertically-integrated compost producer, grower, and supplier of North American-grown fresh mushrooms and functional mushroom foods.  Headquartered in Kennett Square, PA, South Mill Champs is a leading innovative, customer-focused supplier in the industry. It offers mushrooms and other products with full-service logistics and storage, and has a reputation for superior quality and consistent supply.

South Mill Champs formed in late 2017 after South Mill of Pennsylvania and Champs Mushrooms of British Columbia merged.  Loveday Mushroom Farms, a high-quality, multigenerational composter and mushroom grower based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, joined SMC in July of 2020.  In November 2020, SMC further expanded its distribution capabilities with the opening of a new distribution center in Lakeland, FL.

For more information, please visit southmill.com

For further information, please contact:  Jessica Weil (jweil at southmill.com<mailto:jweil at southmill.com>)

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Artist Renderings of the Gardens at Salishan Place by the River

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