The artist moved from Sarnia to Toronto and while living near Queen West he learned of the white squirrel. The very rare white rodent was spotted around CAMH and eventually became the unofficial mascot of the mental health hospital and lead to the naming of one of their internal roads as White Squirrel Way. During the redevelopment of the site and as part of the Therapeutic Art Installation project the statue was commissioned and later installed in the park in 2019.
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