Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Multiculturalism alive at Motif

First day of annual festival draws large crowd

Emiko Hennenfent of D.K. Sushi House shows off
some of the items on display at the Japanese booth
at Motif in Happy Valley Park on Friday.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


With sushi cake, rice crackers and displays, the first-time Japanese booth at Motif was ready to go.

“It’s pretty fun. There’s so many different cultures in Moose Jaw,” said Emiko Hennenfent who works at D.K. Sushi House. “We never tried this event before. We want to share our culture with people here.”

The 39^th annual Motif multicultural festival kicked off to sunshine, warm weather and a large crowd at Happy Valley Park on Friday. The festival runs until Sunday and features many booths and entertainment from different cultures in the city.

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