Posted: Apr 27, 2021 11:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 27
Lewis Mallard at Gage Park in Hamilton.(Geoff Fitzgerald)
Every city has its characters. You know, the people whose quirky, familiar presence have made them a sort of local celebrity. In Halifax, for example, everyone knows Mike the Rose Guy. Ottawans delight at the heavily-decorated, happy-looking Honda that regularly parades its streets. Both Vancouver and Montreal have a famous "spoonman" (though Cyrille, in Montreal, recently retired). These personalities add colour to their hometowns. Sometimes, they can even make a town feel more like a home.
In the past couple years, a new character has joined the pantheon of street life in Hamilton. Of course, he, too, is a bird of a slightly different feather.