Town of Castor, Alberta

Beaver (Paddy) Designer: Unknown

When Built: 1980 Dimensions: Height: 5 Feet (1.5 Metres) Construction Materials: Unknown Location: In front of the post office on 50 Avenue.

Reason for Building:

The beaver was named town mascot since Castor is the French name for Beaver.

Additional Information:

There is a painted wall mural behind the beaver:

Castor is French for Beaver

Regan Paynter provided me with this earlier picture. Note the missing tree stump and Mural:

Information Source: http://tis.gov.ab.ca/publictis/item/paddy_the_beaver.htm

Pictures Sources: Len Suchan of Mr. Lens Photography (Saskatoon) and Regan Paynter