The newest Freeman of the City wasted no time taking full advantage of one of her position's most obscure benefits.
On Tuesday morning, Shirley Gratton enlisted the help of the B.C. Northern Exhibition and the 4-H program to bring Daisy the cow for a photo op outside of city hall.
"It is an honour for me, and it's my right, that I can graze my cow on city hall's grass," said Gratton.
It was a right the former city councillor and 2004 Citizen of the Year had every intention of exercising from the moment she was awarded the Prince George's highest civic honour on Canada Day.
Gratton has been involved with the exhibition for the past 65 years and wanted to take the unique opportunity to promote the 2013 event, which begins Thursday.
