Remembering Conrad the Raccoon

[Catherine]

Ten years ago a racoon died on a Toronto sidewalk. His body was there for hours and a spontaneous memorial was built around him.
Somehow he ended up with the name Conrad. Now a plaque has been installed where he died, as a lasting memorial.

https://www.cp24.com/news/2025/07/21/dea...ve-plaque/

For some reason one dead raccoon on the street captured our  hearts.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/deadrac...-1.3146036

We struggle with our relationship with Raccoons or Trash Pandas as we call them. I guess Conrad symbolized our mixed feelings. Raccoons create a lot of mess, but we secretly love them. Putting up a memorial plaque will help us remember that.