Moody's in the mood for love.
Port Moody city council voted unanimously Tuesday to install a railing in the city where lovers could gather to fasten "love locks" - padlocks marked with their names - as a memento to their undying bond.
It's a practice that has been popularized in lovers' locales the world over, from Helsinki to Rome, Tibet to Thailand.
But it will be a first for the Lower Mainland, and perhaps the province, according to official accounts.
Although Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini and councillors Gerry Nuttall, Mike Clay and Diana Dilworth gave the official thumbs-up to installing the romantic railing, there's still some dispute over where to put it.
The original proposal called for the railing to be installed at the Rocky Point pier, a location Coun. Dilworth favoured as "the most romantic place in Port Moody." But this spot was met with some resistance from other councillors and the public at the meeting out of fears that installing an additional railing on the pier would clutter it up.
Councillors Bob Elliott, Meghan Lahti and Karen Rockwell were absent from Tuesday's meeting.
City council will now consult with staff and a potential installer to find a suitable location and cost for the love lock railing.
