Vancouver landmarks to honour hospital workers nightly with their lights and horns
At least three of Vancouver’s most prominent landmark buildings are adding a new sequence to their exterior lights and horns on a nightly basis as a show of solidarity to healthcare workers in BC fighting COVID-19.
At Canada Place, the “O Canada” Heritage Horns that blast at noon daily will also be sounding off at 7 pm everyday, coinciding with the loud applauses and cheers from Vancouverites emerging out of their balconies.
As well, the Port of Vancouver states the Sails of Light display at Canada Place, the five sails of the pier structure, will be illuminated in blue — representing the colour of healthcare worker scrubs — between March 27 and April 10, and then from April 12 and 16.
Over at BC Place Stadium, the exterior Northern Lights display will light up with a special animation at 7 pm daily to celebrate healthcare workers. Similarly, the stadium will also light up blue nightly.
We’re lighting up with 💕💕💕 each night at 7pm to join our neighbours in thanking the #HealthCareHeroes during the #Covid19 pandemic. Thank you to all of the essential services employees working during this unprecedented time! pic.twitter.com/HbLizZJdIp
— BC Place (@bcplace) March 24, 2020
And within view from much of False Creek, the exterior lights on both Vancouver City Hall and the Burrard Street Bridge will light up in blue.
🆕Tonight for the #7pmCheer City Hall, Burrard Bridge, @bloedelconserv & @bcplace will light up in blue, to honour the tireless & invaluable #COVID19 work that health care professionals & front line workers are doing. Join in & make some noise from your garden, window & balcony. pic.twitter.com/PWHLiI0O3E
— City of Vancouver (@CityofVancouver) March 28, 2020
For at least a week now in Vancouver, people have been loudly cheering and applauding healthcare workers, while practicing physical distancing and self-isolation from the comfort of their homes.
Vancouver cheering the shift change for healthcare workers at 7pm ❤️❤️ (Audio essential)#COVID19 #Cheering #HealthCareHeros pic.twitter.com/aV3rGQs26p
— Alastair ‘Wash Your Hands’ McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) March 27, 2020
I just love this. Vancouver cheering at 7:00 shift change. #7pmcheer #vancouver #COVID2019 #gastown pic.twitter.com/GDtcUrPXPq
— jocelyn fortier (@PourlairScents) March 27, 2020
This is the cheering that happens every day at 7pm in Vancouver for all the healthcare workers #covid19 pic.twitter.com/LwZoZpvtGi
— T E A S D A L E •-• (@Chuck82Tea) March 27, 2020
Rain or shine #Vancouver cheering for our #healthcareheroes #canadaclaps#standingcovation#7pm#covheroes#staythefuckhome pic.twitter.com/xlGkPjvLyY
— Cynnamon Schreinert (@CynnamonS) March 27, 2020
It is not exactly clear which city in the world began this practice, but Vancouver was amongst the first, particularly outside Europe. Residents in a growing number of cities around the world are now catching on.
The first Vancouver neighbourhood that began the 7 pm tradition in the city was downtown’s West End, where St. Paul’s Hospital is located.
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