Where on (or under) earth is Prince Rupert capsule?
Prince Rupert is planning to celebrate its 100th birthday in March by unearthing a time capsule that was buried 40 years ago. But there’s a problem: Officials in the north coast B.C. city don’t know where it is. “It’s a real mystery,” Joan Cameron, executive assistant to the mayor, told ctvbc.ca in a phone interview. Officials know this much: It’s buried somewhere in a small park near the hospital. The city archive has photographs showing local officials burying the capsule — a four-foot-long cylinder that resembles a propane tank — with several children looking on. Prince Rupert harbour can be seen in the background. Problem is no one bothered to place a permanent marker there. Citizens have tried locating the time capsule with metal detectors but so far have been unable to find it, Cameron said. The capsule contains a variety of items from local citizens: canned salmon; catalogues; newspapers; a centennial dollar; written messages and predictions of what 2010 would be like from pol
