Big Rubber Duck Canada
The official unveiling happens at 11 a m.
Big rubber duck canada. 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. Rubber duck has all the nutritional value and regional identity of a diet coke so for this summer s birthday festivities ontario will get a huge duck. On canada day and the duck will then pack up to head to owen sound on july 3. Giant rubber duck returns to canada for toronto redpath waterfront festival mama duck a k a the world s largest rubber duck is making her big return.
An ontario government grant of about 120 000 that is going toward a giant rubber duck for canada 150 celebrations is ruffling some feathers. Ontario paid 121k to festival bringing world s largest rubber duckie to canada. Whale of a duck floats into toronto with some crying foul what the duck. But it might end up a little deflated.
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. 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.