The federal government is looking at options to replace natural gas as a fuel source for the Centennial Flame - among them, LED lights. (Philippe Turgeon/CBC)
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Will the Centennial Flame monument on Parliament Hill, with its dancing fires lit by natural gas, become the Centennial LED?
The federal government has launched a study of options to cut the flow of natural gas from Western Canada to the popular monument, and replace it with a more eco-friendly energy source.
Natural gas piped from the West has been bubbling through the fountain in the centre of the monument for 50 years, ever since it was unveiled by then-prime minister Lester Pearson on the eve of July 1, 1967, Confederation's 100th birthday.
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Update: Canada may swap 50-year-old flame for LED lights in quest to cut carbon (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: When I bring people to Ottawa .... one of my traditions is to take pictures in front of the Centennial Flame. It is a part of Canada's history, and more important .... a part of Parliament Hill. To replace the flame with LED lights .... you gotta be kidding me. It is like replacing President John F. Kennedy eternal flame at Arlington Cemetery with LED lights .... sorry .... but the effect will be completely lost.
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