In Winnipeg, Canada “children are breaking open their piggy banks, seniors are dropping off $20 bills and well-heeled Winnipeggers are brandishing their chequebooks so the city can buy the large oval-shaped painting of A. A. Milne’s famous bear, honey pot in paw, at Sotheby’s auction house in London next week.” Winnie was inspired by a black bear bought in Ontario in 1914 and named after the buyer’s hometown of Winnipeg.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada) 11/11/00