with the ongoing sunny weather, area parks and beaches have lots of visitors these days

with friend's interest expressed, looked up info on the sculpture, known as a Harubang, and found this :
"This gift from Korea is similar to sculptures commonly found on Jeju Island to serve the dual function of guardian and boundary marker. The tradition has been derived from native shamanism. This figure was presented as a gift to the community to promote understanding and friendship between the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Incheon, Korea".