Best Local Character

GOLD WINNER

Woody the Talking Christmas Tree
Mic Mac Mall, 21 Micmac Boulevard
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SILVER WINNER

Gus the Tortoise
Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street
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BRONZE WINNER

Black rocks at Peggys Cove
72 Peggys Point Road, Peggys Cove
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Woody the Talking Christmas Tree resurfaced last year to the delight and horror of many Haligonians and Dartmouthians who recall this chatty mall-bound conifer from their youth. Woody can be elusive, but The Coast managed to get a pre-season quote from the 15-metre holiday behemoth via treemail: “Wow! Thank you so much to The Coast and everyone in Halifax who voted for me as Best Local Character! This is a TREEmendous honour, especially after being away for so many years. I'm so happy you didn't FIRget about me, and I can't wait to see you again at Mic Mac Mall soon!”