PLAQUE
CultureCanada
Dimensions1 x 31 x 63 cm (3/8 x 12 3/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2023.5.2.1
DescriptionA rectangular plaque, landscape orientation, with a small white rectangle at the center with a maple leaf-like logo in the top left corner and “PEI – IPE / 2023 / Jeux Du / Canada Games” in black and white font in the top right corner. Below this is four black lines each with black font underneath for “Name”, “Age”, “Grade” and “School”. On top of each line is “Myla Doucette”, “8”, “3” and “Gulf Shore Consolidated School”. To the left of the center is a larger white rectangle with an illustration at the center which depicts a fox standing on two legs with white skates on its feet. The fox is wearing black pants and a green long sleeved top. In its right hand is a ringette stick. The fox has brown hair with bangs and a blue, green, and red toque. Above the drawing is printed “Draw your mascot ideas for the 2023 Canada Winter Games below / In your design, use colours from the 2023 Canada Winter Games colour palette: blue, green, and red.” With the French translation below each sentence. Below the image is printed “What is your mascot’s name? Bonus if the name is gender neutral!” with the French translation below. At the bottom center is a line at the center of which is written “Wowkwis”. On the left side of the plaque is a second white rectangle with various headings including “How did you choose the name”, “Tell us your mascot’s story – what makes your mascot unique?”, and “What are the characteristics of your mascot?”. The back of the plaque is light brown with a horizontal cutout for hanging. The background of the plaque is shades of blue with a wave-like pattern to it. The plaque has a black boarder on the outer edge. Narrative
The 2023 Canada Games Committee held an Island wide contest in the spring of 2021 among school age children to find a mascot for the 2023 Canada Games. 1,200 entries were received from 45 different schools, and in November 2021 it was announced that Myla Doucette's mascot "Wowkwis" (Mi'kmaq for "red-fox") was the winner and Doucette was able to meet the mascot in real-life.
