The "beaver dam" at the end of the Canada Line at Brighouse Station will soon be replaced by swimming salmon and koi.
Richmond city council approved a new temporary public art piece on Monday to replace the current art piece, "Skydam," created by Nathan Lee and installed in March 2016.
The new temporary public art piece, part of the city's art plinth program, will cost $50,000 - the funds come from developer contributions.
To replace this piece, a province-wide call to artists was put out in January and 32 artists responded.
In the end, Vancouver-based artist Linfeng Zhou was chosen to create a piece called "Tales in Current."
According to a city staff report, the art piece "imagines the guideway of the Canada Line as a symbolic waterway flowing through the city."
"The Canada Line is a vital resource for urban residents, akin to the Fraser River and its importance in sustaining local ecosystems and agriculture," the report continues.
The sculpture will highlight spawning salmon.
But it also integrates a Chinese folk tale of koi swimming upstream to get to the top of a waterfall. Those fish that get to the top are turned into powerful dragons.
"The story reflects determination and perseverance in pursuit of a goal," the report reads.
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