[“Doug,” a beaver sculpture that represents Canada and is part of The Great Beaver Quest, standing beyond a fountain in Berczy Park]
[Doug]
Robyn Posner (interview): “So, behind me is one of our beavers that we had created by a local artist.”
[Person walking by catches a glance of the beaver representing Iraq]
[Person checking out the Mexico beaver]
[Child ascending some steps to get a better look at the beaver representing the U.S.]
Robyn Posner (interview): “This one, which we’ve named Doug, is the Canadian beaver. There is a beaver for each of the countries that qualified. So, there are 48 beavers all around Old Town Toronto celebrating the world’s biggest soccer match and also three extra ones.”
[Doug’s foot resting atop a maple leaf-branded soccer ball with the contest’s QR code visible]
[Person sitting in front of Doug]
[Contest information printed on a sign near the USA beaver]
Robyn Posner (interview): “There’s a QR code just below on Doug’s sign, and that takes you to a scavenger hunt so that you can go and find all the beavers and learn about the area and compete with other people. And then we do prizes every week for the one who has the highest score and also a random draw.”
[Pedestrians walking past Union Station]
[The CN Tower]
[People walking through Berczy Park]
Robyn Posner (interview): “So, the goal was to draw people to this area, to come and experience what it’s like being in Old Town and to meet up with some like-minded people.”
[Beaver representing Uruguay standing in the lobby of an office building]
Robyn Posner (interview): “So, some of the beavers, about half of them, are located within businesses, and half of them are in public realm.”
[Norway beaver facing an office building’s exterior window]
Robyn Posner (interview): “Well, because it’s Canada’s national animal, and we thought they were super cute. And they’re small enough. And so, we went with the beaver.”
[People walking past the Union Station sign]
[Beaver representing all the World Cup nations standing inside Union Station]
Robyn Posner (interview): “With this wonderful, whimsical experience of finding the beavers, I think it adds a little extra onto the experience.”
[The Iraq beaver]
[Beaver representing America]
[Doug standing guard in Berczy Park]
Robyn Posner (interview): “The participation in The Great Beaver Quest scavenger hunt is free. We expect that it’s going to be something that people who are coming in from out of town and looking for something to do and keep their kids busy will love to do. It’s easy to participate in.”
[People congregating around an oversized installation in Nathan Phillips Square]
[Passerby patting on its head a beaver representing Portugal]
This script was provided by The Associated Press.