Up she goes!! New addition to Vancouver Skyline

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Its getting time to Build some ships!!!!

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Good to see, it better will be to see the partial hull in the background!

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Announcing the crane’s new name - Hiyí Skwáyel, the Squamish language translation of “Big Blue” (pronounced hee-yay sk-why-el) – was the final step in an extensive evaluation process that began with a two-week long “Crane Naming Contest” with North Vancouver School District students, from March 3 – 14. The contest, which called on more than 4400 students in Grades 4-7 from 25 schools across North Vancouver to come up with their best proposed name in two words or less, produced an overwhelming response, with 228 original submissions, including the winning entry from Boundary Elementary’s Ella Tinto.
Once complete, the crane will be the biggest of its kind in Canada, towering 80 metres high and spanning 76 metres wide. Assembly, hook-up, testing and commissioning of the crane is expected to be completed this summer.