At a meeting of the public development services committee, Markham councillors voted 8-5 to remove the massive sculpture, which was donated to the city free of charge. Another neighbour, Danny Da Silva, told councillors how the tall sculpture dominates views in the neighbourhood and residents feel "powerless in trying to avoid the gaze of the onlooking cow." However, Markham city mayor Frank Scarpitti did not support the motion to remove the sculpture, which he called an "incredible piece of art." City staff will now study alternative locations for the sculpture and report back to council before the end of the year. Monday's rejection of the sculpture reversed an earlier approval from city council and the neighbourhood's councillor Alan Ho.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2017 18:33 UTC