WATCH: There are only a few love locks on Vancouver’s Burrard Street Bridge, but the city is inviting the public to fill out a survey on where they would like to see a love lock sculpture. Nadia Stewart reports.
Love locks have been charming tourists for decades. Now, this very public display of affection will be wooing lovers in Vancouver.
Residents and tourists are being asked to vote in an online survey, choosing from a list of 13 city parks where they’d like to see the public display set up.
“It’s really been about love–going somewhere with your love and hanging a lock to lock your love in place,” said Tiina Mack, the Vancouver Park Board’s manager of park development.
Up until now, lovers have been hanging their locks on the Burrard Bridge. There were so many they had to be cut down earlier this year. Now, the Park Board says it wants the locks to be in one of the city’s parks…hanging on a yet-to-be-designed sculpture.
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Mack said tourists are being invited to weigh in because the sculpture will likely be of interest to them too.
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“Internationally, love locks have been a factor of tourism and that’s weighed in to some of our suggestions,” said Mack.
“Some people think it’s not the best idea but a majority of people are really excited and keen to see.”
Once voting has ended, staff will be pouring over the survey results and reporting back to the elected board members.
Using the results from the survey, Board members will have one final vote.
Mack said this is the public consultation process, but members of the public can attend and sign up to speak at the board meeting once the date for the final vote has been selected.
Online voting continues until September 16.
– Crab Park
– Creekside Park
– Elm Park
– English Bay Beach Park
– John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park
– Jonathan Rogers Park
– Kitsilano Beach Park
– Memorial West Park
– New Brighton Park
– Queen Elizabeth Park
– Riverfront Park
– Robson Park
– Vanier Park
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