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The team of “The Statue Project” will be presenting the sculpture of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, at The Aud tonight at the time of Kitchener Rangers’ game with the Bulls. According to the team, the cast bronze sculpture of Sir Macdonald is aimed to celebrate Canadian figure’s 200th birthday and it’s being recognized at all OHL games throughout this weekend.
The Statue Project aims to display sculptures of all of Canada’s prime ministers in a Waterloo Region location to honor the country’s 150th Canadian birthday in 2017. Co-Coordinator of ‘The Statue Project,’ Jim Rodger, stated that “there’s probably no more iconic figure, in terms of our leadership, than John A Macdonald.” Speaking about Sir McDonald, Rodgers alleged that “he’s the man who had the vision for the country, and he’s the fellow who brought everybody together in order to create it, so we thought he would be an excellent person to start and to visualize for this project.”
The statue captures the moment when Sir MacDonald paused during the time of Confederation, aside two 19th century dining chairs in which he hoped to sit down for a discussion about the country. Local artist, Ruth Abernathy, stressed that the particular moment was chosen with hopes that it will serve as a conversation starter, adding that Macdonald is keen to hear thoughts from collected guests. The team says the sculpture will be displayed at the Aud for the month, after which it will be shifted to the Museum in Kitchener until a permanent location on Canada Day.
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