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Canada’s railway system a testiment to Chinese workers Chinese workers were paid half the salary of Caucasian workers — usually $1 a day — to do some of the most dangerous onsite work. In a year, they would earn approximately $43 after deductions. It is estimated that between 600 and 2,200 Chinese workers lost their lives within five years due to landslides, dynamite blasts, accidents, poor nutrition and illness. Following the completion of the railway in 1885 when their services were no longer necessary, they worked intermittently on railways because they could not find other work. Some returned to China, while others moved to impoverished Chinatowns in Vancouver and Victoria. “(The exhibit) broaches a somewhat controversial topic that doesn’t shy away from relating the hardships and the prejudices that faced the Chinese workers at a time in our history when, unfortunately, they were treated as second class citizens,” said Jennifer Dunkerson, executive director of the Revelstoke Railway Museum. The arrival of immigrants from China also formed the basis of a large permanent Chinese community in the country, she added. Now, the exhibit includes recreations of artifacts such as a clay sauce dish, tiger whiskey bottle and soy jugs, which offer a rare glimpse into the lives of approximately 15,000 Chinese labourers who worked on the CPR in the province. “They had very little with them; many of them being new immigrants who arrived without more than they could carry … Their low wage rate didn’t give them an opportunity to have much more than the basics of life while they were working,” said Dunkerson. Their simplistic lifestyle is also mirrored in the life-sized re-enactment of a labourer encampment at the museum. While some people may have forgotten the contribution that Chinese workers made in Port
Summer series set to entertain Summer’s arrived and so has Port Coquitlam’s Summer in the City free festival. On Friday, children of all ages are invited to catch the newest animation classic movie, Dr. Suess’ The Lorax at Sun Valley Park (9 p.m. at Lincoln Avenue and Hamilton Street) as part of the Cinema Under the Stars presentation. Let music take you away on Saturday, with the Village Vibe series at the Leigh Square bandshell, featuring the tunes of Doug Rolling and Sister Says. On Sunday, it’s Music in the Park in Lions Park starring indie songstress Hilary Grist. Each run 2 to 4 p.m. For more info go to www. portcoquitlam.ca/arts.
Moody, the exhibit serves as a reminder of that part of the community’s 150-year history.
it is important that people realize it wasn’t limited to one place, they did come through
“When people think of Chinese railway workers, they think more about the Interior,
Port Moody and … helped create a piece of B.C. history,” said Clarke.
The exhibit will be on display at the Port Moody Station Museum until Nov. 16.
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