The City is seeking input from community members on future actions to raise the profile of the museum exhibits and building history for the facility currently called the Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society Building.

This building originally housed the administration and doctor’s offices for the Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society. It was part of the complex of buildings once located off Chatham Street where the Maples Residence is today.

To save the building from demolition, it was moved to its current location behind the Steveston Museum and Post Office at the corner of First Avenue and Moncton Street.

The new facility opened to the public in 2015 with museum exhibits that share the history of Steveston’s Japanese Canadian community. Visitors can access the building through the Steveston Museum and Post Office.

Currently, the front of the building is blank, leaving most passersby to wonder what’s inside. The City is proposing to take actions to inform the public about:

• this facility
• what it has to offer inside
• the building’s history

Please complete the survey below to provide your input. Your feedback will help shape the City's future actions.