(Dagbladet): In the 31 years the residents of the small canadian city of Moose Jaw to look up at the statue of Mac the Moose and feel the pride of that moose was the highest in the world. But in 2015 appeared Storelgen in Østerdalen. With its 10,3 metres hijacked the sensational sølvelgen the coveted title and the darkness descended on Moose Jaw.
PERSONAL: the Mayor of Moose Jaw, Fraser Tolmie, will fight to steal back the world record from the inhabitants of the Large-Elvdal municipality. Photo: Moose Jaw City. Show more
– What is at stake is Canada’s national pride. We can not lose it because of a moose, ” says mayor Fraser Tolmie
the mayor Moose Jaw, Fraser Tolmie, developed to be a personal vendetta. Mac the Moose is named after grandonkelen to his wife.
With the inhabitants of the back has the mayor now decided how the world shall gjenerobres.
– Mac the Moose to get the new antlers, ” says Fraser Tolmie on the phone from Moose Jaw in Canada.
Secret height
He will not be out with how much higher the canadian moose to be, but he guarantees that Mac the Moose with the new geviret will dethrone Storelgen in Stor-Elvdal municipality.
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at the time Of writing, it is collected 7368 canadian dollars through crowd funding page and donations continue to be ticking.
– It has been competition in donating to the fund for gevirutvikling among local businesses. The largest enkeltbidraget so far is 2,500 canadian dollars (16 107 million), while the other gives what they can afford. It is a real joint effort, where everyone in the community sets up in order to get to this, ” says mayor Tolmie to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, who believes Mac the Moose is extremely important for the community.
This is bad news for Storelgen and the mayor Terje Hoffstad (Ap) who do not intend to give up the world record with the first.
– Before the moose was set up, knew no where Stor-Elvdal was, ” says the mayor Hoffstad to the Newspaper.
Gullelg
the Artist Linda Hill, who was behind the Storelgen, which as of now is the world’s tallest moose, also will not let the canadians win back verdensrekordtittelen. She has gathered price quotes on what it will cost to build a 20 metres high elk in gold.
– The will cost between 13 and 15 million, ” says Bakke of Dagbladet. She believes the project is possible to implement on a half years. As long as someone is willing to pay.
On Tuesday said mayor Bob Hoffstad to the newspaper Dagbladet that they had not rejected the idea.
Hoffstad also told me that they are trying to get to an amicable termination of the feud with Moose Jaw, but the news that Mac the Moose are now getting new antlers, puts an effective end to ordførerens forsoningsplaner.
Fraser Tolmie in Moose Jaw, think it’s too late to give up the fight about the record of the world’s tallest moose, but also believe there can be found a peaceful solution.
“We get to meet the mayor in Greater Elvdal, Greenland, and discuss this in a neutral area,” he says lattermildt to the Newspaper.
Price of new 20 meter high elk in the gold is ready
