Welcoming visitors to the Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park and Spuzzum First Nation traditional territory, the Tikwalus Interpretive Hub is an outdoor museum standing at a significant fishing site occupied by Spuzzum First Nation for thousands of years.The site is intersected by many significant colonial province-building initiatives undertaken by the federal and provincial governments over the past two centuries. These include the CN and CPKC rail lines and the Trans-Canada Highway, built atop the turn-of-the century Cariboo Wagon Road.

The provincial park is named after the hundred-year-old Alexandra Suspension Bridge still found on the site. An Nlaka’pamux Nation, the Spuzzum people have always been at the centre of trade and commerce along the Fraser River. Built of both steel and of local timbers, the Tikwalus Interpretive Hub explores the tension between indigenous ways of life and colonial infrastructure, honoring Spuzzum's relationship to the land by sharing the story of the site through the voices of the community. The Hub sits at the head of an interpretive trail leading visitors to the historic cast iron suspension bridge and offers day-use amenities including washrooms and picnic facilities.

Client: Spuzzum First Nation & BC Parks

Location: Tikwalus | Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park

Project Type: Open Air Museum

Size: 800 SF