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Painted Fire Hydrant Walking Tour is a popular Quesnel attraction. The tour begins at City Hall on the corner of Kinchant Street and St. Laurent Avenue and includes 23 hydrants – Teacher and Scout, Native Mother and Rodeo Clown, Bandit and Hairdresser, etc.

Hydrants were designed and painted by Jerii Cassidy. This work was sponsored by local businesses.

Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), Wikimedia Commons

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