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Twin brothers each propose clock landmarks in their respective B.C. municipalities

Two months after Jim Guild's proposed clockwas installed in downtown Invermere in December, John Guild requestedthe same in Nakusp, proposing a similar clock be installedalong the village's main drag.

Downtown clocks have long been landmarks in bigger cities, but many municipalities across B.C. do not have one

A freestanding black-and-white clock on the street with snow.
Jim Guild proposed the installation of a clock in downtown Invermere. The district put up the clock donated by Guild, Guild's partner and a friend in December 2022. (Submitted by John Guild)

Great minds think alike especially whenyou're twins,like 75-year-oldJim and John Guild from B.C.'s Kootenays.

Two months after Jim's proposed clockwas installed in downtownInvermere a community in eastern B.C., near the border with Alberta in December, his twin brotherJohn requestedthe same in Nakusp.

During a council meeting, John proposeda similar clock be installedalong the main drag of the village, about a 370-kilometre drive west of Invermere.

"Welove to do community projects together," Jim told host Sarah Penton on CBC's Radio West.

"This is a togethercommunity project in separate towns."

Downtown clocks have long been landmarks in bigger cities such as Vancouver, but many municipalities across the province do not have one.

In late 2021, Jim,a dentist, teamed up with his partner, as well as a friend in Invermere, tobuy a freestanding black-and-white clock with Roman numerals, worth$10,000.

Tourists walk with umbrellas past the Gastown steam clock in Vancouver. Many municipalities in B.C. do not yet have a similar clock. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)

They donated the clock to the District of Invermere, which was later installed at the intersection on its main street, 7th Avenue, in early December.

More recently, on Jan. 9, John and his wife pledged at a Nakusp council meetingto contribute $5,000 toward installing a clockin front of a historic courthouse at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Avenue.

John says he needs to raise an additional $10,000 to make the clock installation happen.

"This is a project that we thought is a little bigger than our average financial investment, but we thought it would be a lasting tribute to the downtown area," he said.

The Village of Nakuspsays it is consideringthe proposal.

With files from Alya Ramadan and Radio West