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After a few months of planning and going back and forth about the best options for exterior signage for 1410 Nanton Avenue, the Synod Office of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, diocesan staff and TDH Fabricators of Surrey BC made a final decision and implemented a plan in early November of 2017.

Next step was the long wait for the permit to make it through Vancouver City Hall followed by fabrication and construction of the signs, access to electricity at the sign's planned location and installation.

At 12:30pm on Wednesday, January 10, David and Ryan from TDH arrived in a van equipped with a bucket lift and began the two stage process of installing the back part of the sign on the front cinderblock wall of the building, connecting the electronics and then attaching the front of the sign to the back section. Unfortunately, the size and weight of the sign was too much for the equipment and personnel that were on site so a call was made for a flatbed truck equipped with a crane. The crane would take about 40-50 minutes to arrive from Surrey so the TDH crew installed the wayfinding sign on the west side of the walkway that leads up to the stairs to the Synod Office main entrance.

The crane arrived within the 40 minute timeframe and two hours later the 5'x8' LED sign and the accompanying address numerals and letters were successfully installed.

Many thanks to Cliff Caprani for taking Randy Murray's video footage and making this short film attached below commemorating the installation.

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  • Installing the sign
  • The wayfinding sign is in place
  • The new sign.