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Toronto’s 10th Anniversary Raccoon Plaque Draws Pilgrims, Snacks, and QR Codes

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Raccoon immortalized in Toronto: On July 22, a plaque for Conrad the Raccoon—whose 2015 sidewalk vigil trended as #DeadRaccoonTO—now sits at Yonge and Church. Trending queries like "Why is there a raccoon plaque in Toronto?" and "How did raccoons become city icons?" collide as locals scan its QR code, view archived tweets, and contribute their own raccoon sagas. Heritage Toronto’s Meg Sutton calls it “one for the people, where he represents a lot of individual moments or interactions.”

The QR-coded shrine features life-size raccoon paws and photos of the infamous 2015 sidewalk memorial, with over 400 scans and 1,000 web visits. New trending questions—“How do raccoons survive Toronto?” and “Can animals get city plaques?”—are answered as the plaque’s digital portal fills with raccoon tales, while city officials brace for snack tributes and photo ops: “They’ve just become these cheeky personalities that run amok,” Sutton notes.

After a month, that QR code will vanish—replaced by permanent, life-sized raccoon footprints—leaving Toronto’s only animal plaque hungry for new snacks, stories, and the odd candle.

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