Canada Buys Giant Rubber Duck

After months of controversy the giant rubber duck has arrived in toronto.

Canada buys giant rubber duck.

A giant rubber duck is coming to canada but not everyone thinks the idea is so spec quackular. 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 official unveiling happens at 11 a m.

Rubber duckie you re the one indeed. A six storey tall giant yellow inflatable duck is proving to be an easy target for ridicule after it was revealed canada 150 funding would go toward paying its six figure rental fee. 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. On canada day and the duck will then pack up to head to owen sound on july 3.

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 15m 49ft 3in high ducky was designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman and has travelled the. 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. Patrick brown and the pcs have complained of the 120 000 price tag to bring the duck to ontario saying it has nothing.

Ontario paid 121k to festival bringing world s largest rubber duckie to canada a six storey rubber duck won t call toronto waterfront home until this summer but it s already making waves in.