Canadian Media Feature Johnny Barnes Statue
A Guelph, Ontario news outlet has featured the late Johnny Barnes in an article highlighting a statue of the well-loved Bermudian at an area school.
The GuelphToday website said, “Around this time seven years ago, a statue of a waving man appeared on the lawn of Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, flanked between two benches and facing Paisley Road.
“That waving man is the late Johnny Barnes, a Bermuda man known for greeting commuters every day during the work week. Some claim he’s Bermuda’s most famous resident; there is even a short documentary about him on YouTube titled Mr. Happy Man.
The ‘Johnny Barnes’ statue can be found along Paisley Street, outside Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute. Photo courtesy of Richard Vivian/GuelphToday
“Every day, he would stand facing a busy street from 3:40 a.m. to 10 a.m., waving and blowing kisses to all the commuters, saying “have a good day” and “I love you” to everyone who passed by.
“So why is there a statue of him at GCVI? It was donated by the Keenan family at the request of former principal Julie Pendergast.
You can read the full story here on GuelphToday.
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