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SUNDIAL LAUNCH - TELLING TIME WITH SHADOWS

July 28, 2009
Minister Kevin Krueger is joined by Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong and two visitors to B.C.: Cydna Knebel from Seattle and her daughter Paget Knebel from New York City. Together with community partners, they unveiled a new beautification feature at Ogden Point: an interactive sundial - a BC150 Legacy project - near the breakwater entrance.

"More than 500,000 pedestrians a year walk along the breakwater to meet friends and family, to breathe in the fresh air and to take in the stunning scenery," said Minister Krueger. "Relying on the sun as a means of telling time is a time-honoured practice of many people. The sundial gives us an interesting gathering place and yet another distinctive B.C. tourist attraction."

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2009-07-28 - Minister Kevin Krueger is joined by Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong and two visitors to B.C.: Cydna Knebel from Seattle and her daughter Paget Knebel from New York City. Together with community partners, they unveiled a new beautification feature at Ogden Point: an interactive sundial - a BC150 Legacy project - near the breakwater entrance.
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