Here is the latest chapter in annals of the of the Halfmoon Bay stolen rock drill.
The Sunshine Coast Highway's newest point of interest received a christening from the community, as one individual created a sign designating the stolen rock drill as a heritage site.
The stolen drill has been on the side of the 6700 block on Highway 101 in West Sechelt since Jan. 31 when it was stolen and fell off of a subsequently stolen trailer.
As the community waits to see how the mass of increasingly decrepit machinery will be removed, different signs have been placed on the rock drill bringing light to this newest landmark, including a for sale sign with the RCMP non-emergency phone number.
The historic sign – which mimics provincial “point of interest” signs – goes into the history of the logging industry established in Gibsons in the early 1900s.
Although the machine is a rock drill, the new sign says “This drill rig helped to harvest lumber that has housed thousands of Canadians as well as created hundreds of thousands of jobs.”
It is unclear which resident fabricated and mounted the sign, and it was reportedly removed on March 17.
Jordan Copp is the Coast Reporter’s civic and Indigenous affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
