In normal times, they’re basic pieces of public infrastructure.
But since the war in Ukraine broke out, blue-and-yellow fire hydrants have unexpectedly taken on additional significance.
Mostly, people have just noted they bear the same colour scheme as the Ukrainian flag and can be taken as an unintentional statement of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
But in some cases, they’ve been adorned with signs to show support for the country — like this hydrant in Ottawa’s Westboro neighbourhood.
A sign in Cyrillic with the phrase Нет Войне — or “No War” in English — is affixed to a fire hydrant in
