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It is a cast-iron navy type, twelve-pound, muzzle-loader cannon that fires every night at 9 pm in Coal Harbour. The Nine O’Clock Gun continues to fire today; every evening at 9:00 pm. Additionally, it has been fired to signal the start of the New Year, the moment of silence in the Remembrance Day ceremony, and the end of WW2. The gun was also fired for the death of its oldest friend, Captain WD Jones, who had been tasked with firing the gun for many years.

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1151 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada
Nine O'Clock Gun

Nine O'Clock Gun

It is a cast-iron navy type, twelve-pound, muzzle-loader cannon that fires every night at 9 pm in Coal Harbour. The Nine O’Clock Gun continues to fire today; every evening at 9:00 pm. Additionally, it has been fired to signal the start of the New Year, the moment of silence in the Remembrance Day ceremony, and the end of WW2. The gun was also fired for the death of its oldest friend, Captain WD Jones, who had been tasked with firing the gun for many years.

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