A Moose Truce?

   As I posted January 22nd, a "war" has broken out between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Stor-Eldval, Norway over who has the biggest moose statue in the world. Norway's Storelgen

   Wrested the crown, or antlers, away from Moose Jaw's Mac

   A few years ago, and Moose Jaw wasn't going to take it lying down. The size difference was only 50 or 60 cm (10 inches to a foot), but enough to dethrone Mac from the title he'd held for 30+ years. Still, a GoFundMe page was set up to try and raise 50 thousand dollars to make alterations to Mac to have him reign supreme. Even east-coast beer maker Moosehead kicked in 25 thousand.
   But just recently, Stor-Eldval's deputy mayor Linda Henriksen spoke with Moose Jaw mayor Fraser Tolmie about breaking the deadlock. It's even possible a Norwegian delegation could visit Moose Jaw with the view of twinning their communities, and community building efforts.
   Mayor Tolmie is striking a more cautious note, saying a Mac makeover is still in the works to regain what he and many others see as Mac's rightful place as Worlds Tallest Moose Statue. What the Norwegians response will be, if any, isn't known yet. I just hope they don't deploy any tactical Moose-iles.

TTFN