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SUNDIAL LAUNCH - TELLING TIME WITH SHADOWS
July 28, 2009

VICTORIA – 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.

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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The local volunteer visionary of the sundial project is Andrei Golovkine, a freelance designer (pictured here explaining how it works). His sundial project began over three years ago. He brought his drawings to the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC), who introduced him to the Great Victoria Harbour Authority.
The local volunteer visionary of the sundial project is Andrei Golovkine, a freelance designer (pictured here explaining how it works). His sundial project began over three years ago. He brought his drawings to the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC), who introduced him to the Great Victoria Harbour Authority.

The interactive sundial is an oval about 16 feet across, set flush with the ground. The brass Roman numerals are set in tinted concrete with brass trim. The time-telling shadow is cast by a person standing on the sundial. Instructions on where to stand are carved into a large stone within the oval. The total project community investment is $17,500. In addition to raising $9,500 towards the project, Andrei Golovkine donated all of his own time. A sponsor stone identifies this project as commemorating the Province's BC150 celebrations.
The interactive sundial is an oval about 16 feet across, set flush with the ground. The brass Roman numerals are set in tinted concrete with brass trim. The time-telling shadow is cast by a person standing on the sundial. Instructions on where to stand are carved into a large stone within the oval.
The total project community investment is $17,500. In addition to raising $9,500 towards the project, Andrei Golovkine donated all of his own time.
A sponsor stone identifies this project as commemorating the Province's BC150 celebrations.