A CFTO cameraman films a
It took all of the eight people
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During the late night, early morning hours of August 18th., we faxed a
press release to the local newspapers and television stations telling them
that the Lorax was returning. He was destined for a tree in Mississauga.
After climbing into a costume finished the night before, the Lorax climbed
a ladder and perched high in the branches of Oden, the Silver Maple at
the Wilcox Inn and waited for the media.
They came: CFTO news, the Mississauga News and the Medium from Erindale College. More importantly neighbours came and children saw the Lorax, right there, close to their own backyards. My first trip into Oden just hinted at the experiences yet to come. At this point the reality of the trees' coming demise hadn't really settled in yet and we still had fun. Birds and squirrels didn't know what to make of this strange orange beast sharing their home ! |