The organizer of the time capsule sealed Sunday says the experience been deeply satisfying.

B次元官网网址淭he installation of the Saanich Canada 150 time capsule gives me great satisfaction as chair of the Saanich Canada150 Ambassadors to have B次元官网网址榯ied the bowB次元官网网址� on the vision of engaging Saanich to show their pride in being #Grateful4SaanichB次元官网网址漚nd being Canadian,B次元官网网址� said Coun. Vicki Sanders.

Sanders spearheaded the project as part of efforts marking the 150th anniversary of Canada. Leading it throughout 2017 and into 2018, she helped to organize corporate and community support for the capsule, as well as its contents. Sanders B次元官网网址� along with her fellow ambassadors Lyris Agarat, Michele Sealy and Katherine Whitworth B次元官网网址� actively solicited contributions from across SaanichB次元官网网址檚 social spectrum. Overall, the quartet of Canada 150 Ambassadors participated in over seventy events, and SundayB次元官网网址檚 sealing of the time capsule marked the groupB次元官网网址檚 final event.

The dimensions of the water-proof capsule run about three feet by 18 inches and it will rest B次元官网网址� unlike other time capsules B次元官网网址� above ground in a small concrete cylinder outside Municipal Hall with a plaque describing its significance. This format and location was deliberate.

B次元官网网址淭he above-ground time capsule monument located predominately at the Municipal Hall physically and culturally leaves a legacy,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚t physically honours and represents the architecture and heritage of the municipal precinct.B次元官网网址�

Culturally, Sanders said the capsule captures a moment of time when Saanich recognized CanadaB次元官网网址檚 sesquicentennial. B次元官网网址淭he Saanich150 year was one of engagement, spirit and pride that took place throughout Saanich,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淭hose moments captured in photographs, handwritten postcards, memorabilia and much more have been packaged and placed with care into the time capsule.B次元官网网址�

. They include old newspapers, artifacts from SaanichB次元官网网址檚 museum, personal mementos and messages, and seeds of the camus plant, a native plant.

The final item came from Mayor Richard Atwell. B次元官网网址淚 have put together a little letter with my thoughts, I have put together a few personal artifacts, just so that people know what is was like to be here at this time, and IB次元官网网址檓 sure the mayor is going to be very, very, very different, and we donB次元官网网址檛 really know what the future is going to look like. But the future of Saanich has always been told through its history and this is a really important moment in history for us. It is fantastic to be part of this, and I really want to thank Vicki personally for this.B次元官网网址�

SundayB次元官网网址檚 event drew a small but illustrious crowd that included local MP Randall Garrison, Couns. Susan Brice, Judy Brownoff, Fred Haynes and Colin Plant, as well as other dignitaries.

Surrounded by her follow ambassadors and Coun. Brice, Sanders joined Atwell to lift the capsule into its place.

After the official ceremony, attendees mingled on a nearby plaza to music and refreshments. Naturally, many wondered whether they would be around once Saanich opens the capsule in 2067, the same year that Victoria plans to open the capsule it placed in 1967.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 know how many of us will be around for that B次元官网网址� I am going to do my best,B次元官网网址� said Atwell earlier. B次元官网网址淥ur MSP premiums are doubling, so hopefully they will get us there.B次元官网网址�

Kathleen Burton, executive director of the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, was celebrating her 50th birthday Sunday, and hopes to be around when Saanich opens the capsule in 2067.

B次元官网网址淪o we will see how fit and healthy I am 50 years from now, when I hit that century-mark,B次元官网网址� she said.

Sanders said in her remarks that she wonB次元官网网址檛 be around, but promised that the capsule and its contents would be. Planning for that event has already started.

B次元官网网址淪everal individuals have already been recruited to attend the opening in 2067,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淧lease remember to put this on your calendar. If 2017 is an example, 2067 will be an event that you donB次元官网网址檛 want to miss.B次元官网网址�

The Saanich B次元官网网址 sponsored the time capsule project with partners Camosun College, Peppers Foods, Canadian Tire and Big Wheel Burger.

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