Arctic Mark in Stanley Park

I wasn't sure what to make of this when I saw it recently behind a high-security fence near the harbour in Port Moody. Is it the rusted remains of a space capsule? The broken tip of a giant mechanical pencil?  Or could it be the unthinkable worst-case scenario:  the possibly still-armed warhead of a nuclear missile? One thing is certain: in its current condition, it's in no danger of exceeding the posted speed limit of 20 km/h.

It's also interesting to note that this mysterious and ominous-looking object was sighted in Port Moody, an otherwise peaceful and innocuous suburban community lying just to the east of Vancouver. Undoubtedly Vancouver itself would never tolerate such an object in its "nuclear weapons free zone," but apparently the surrounding communities are fair game for the unrestrained stockpiling of a nuclear arsenal. I suspect that, in terms of secret stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in the lower mainland of B.C., this is just the tip of the iceberg (so to speak). Stay tuned for more paranoid and possibly delusional ravings, coming soon...