Canada Buys Giant Rubber Duck

A giant rubber duck is coming to canada but not everyone thinks the idea is so spec quackular.

Canada buys giant rubber duck.

Related articles giant rubber duck for canada 150 a waste of taxpayer money. Rubber duck is a series of several giant floating sculptures of yellow rubber ducks designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman which have appeared in many cities around the world including hong kong pittsburgh toronto kaohsiung baku and sydney each rubber duck is recreated anew locally as his public art is intended to be temporary. The six storey rubber duck is hoped to draw in tons of people who want to snap a selfie but also has brought the ire of some government officials and a dutch artist. Pcs call 120k ontario government grant for giant rubber duck a waste of money the ontario government gave the festival an approximately 120 000 grant which opposition politicians.

The redpath waterfront festival has announced that the world s largest yellow duck that spent some time in that giant bathtub known as lake ontario this. The six storey tall 13 600 kilogram yellow duck is. An ontario government grant of about 120 000 that is going toward a giant rubber duck for canada 150 celebrations is ruffling some feathers. Patrick brown and the pcs have complained of the 120 000 price tag to bring the duck to ontario saying it has nothing.

Rubber duckie you re the one indeed. After months of controversy the giant rubber duck has arrived in toronto. The world s largest rubber duck is set to visit toronto s hto park on canada day 1 july as part of the redpath waterfest. The 15m 49ft 3in high ducky was designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman and has travelled the.

On canada day and the duck will then pack up to head to owen sound on july 3.