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A
series of meetings throughout 1994 broadened the project
into a series of 3 dimensional larger than life sized sculptures
of a moving herd of 7 bison. The siltstone materials were
selected for the sculptures from the Syncrude minesite in
January and February 1995.
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The
initial sculpting began in May 1995 with 2 workers from
the nearby Ft. MacKay community. As work progressed into
June, Brian's brother Randy Clark was brought in as Project
Co-ordinator along with 10 more Ft. MacKay workers and Noremac
Sandblasting to make up for rainy weather delays. The majority
of work was accomplished through June & July, and completed
by the end of August.
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The
Bison Gateway opening was held on September 3, 1995 with
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein unveiling the sculptures to
over 3400 people in attendance.
The
sculptures attract over 4000 tourists a year to the Bison
gateway.
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An award-winning
video......
"A Shared Vision", hosted by actor Tom
Jackson, documented the project. Filmed by Vicom of Calgary.
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