There’s a global battle brewing over who’s got the biggest moose statue in their city.<\/p>\n
For 31 years, Mac the Moose, whose\u00a0towering presence graces Moose Jaw, Sask., was the biggest moose statue\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n
He’s since been dethroned by a so-called “bling” statue some 240 kilometres northeast of Oslo, Norway, that’s a mere 30 centimetres taller.<\/p>\n
Fraser Tolmie, Moose Jaw’s mayor, isn’t impressed.<\/p>\n
“It’s personal for me,” Tolmie said in a Facebook video posted on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Tolmie noted Mac the Moose was named after former city councillor Les McKenzie \u2014\u00a0who just happens to be his wife’s great-uncle.<\/p>\n
“He’s practically family to me,” Tolmie said.<\/p>\n
He asked the people of Moose Jaw what they are willing to do in order to restore Mac the Moose to his former glory.<\/p>\n
A press release issued by the City of Moose Jaw indicates a press conference will be held on Monday, where Mac the Moose will answer two burning questions: does he want any measures taken to make him the biggest moose in the world, and if so, how does he want to accomplish that goal?<\/p>\n
Tolmie isn’t alone in his quest to restore Mac the Moose to his former glory.<\/p>\n
Justin Reves and Greg Moore, of Justin and Greg show fame, have launched a GoFundMe campaign supporting Mac.<\/p>\n
“Mac’s been there since 1984, and it’s called Moose Jaw. How can we live in, or live next to a town that’s called Moose Jaw, who has the second largest moose in the world?” They asked of CBC Radio’s Afternoon Edition.<\/p>\n
The pair suggested building a bigger rack for Mac, or even putting a hat on the moose statue to overcome the foot of difference between the two statues.<\/p>\n
Dagbladet, a Norwegian media company, spoke with two people outside of the moose statue 240 kilometres north of Oslo.<\/p>\n
“Congratulations Canada, on having the biggest moose in the world for 31 years, that’s a great achievement,” the woman in the video said. “We’re sorry to kick it out in second place, but we are super thrilled.”<\/p>\n
While holding a picture of Mac the Moose, she said it’s impossible to compare the two in terms of looks.<\/p>\n
She noted the moose statue in Norway is more of “bling moose,” whereas Mac the Moose is a simple replica of the real animal.<\/p>\n
She said if Moose Jaw makes an effort, they could beat out Norway’s moose for the record.<\/p>\n
But the Norwegians aren’t going to let the record go easily.<\/p>\n
“We will have to try to make our moose even bigger,” she said. “The designer of the moose, the artist, she said that maybe we can make a moose that’s 20 metres tall. We’ll look into it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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