Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel

They sound the first four notes of "O Canada" every day at noon and at 115 decibels they can be heard for miles.

They were the brainchild of Les Southwell[citation needed] then designed and constructed by Robert Swanson for the Canadian Centennial in 1967 and funded by BC Hydro.

The horns started sounding again on November 8, 1994, after being acquired and refurbished by Canada Place.

Due to complaints the timer was changed from mechanical to electrical soon after to make them accurate.

[4] Another notable time signal in the area is the 9 O'Clock Gun across the harbour in Stanley Park.