Saanich park temporarily renamed after Paul Rudd

Someone in Saanich, B.C. with quite thesense of humour has renamed RuddPark after Hollywood actor, Paul Rudd.

Photos of the newly minted sign made the rounds on Reddit on Monday.

Many Redditorscalled the act, "Canadian vandalism" because the sign was stuck on with tape making it easily removable.

"Funny and thoughtful," said one commenter.

Eva Riccius, the districtof Saanich'ssenior parks manager said the sign was first spotted over the weekend and wasremovedMonday morning.

"Well we thought it was kind of cute," laughedRiccius. "However when we do notice something that's unusual, thatshouldn't be in a park or on our infrastructure, it's our policy to remove and return to its original state."

At this point, she said the district willnot be pursuing the individual who put up the sign.

However, it did prompt her toresearchRudd Park.

Ricciussaid the green spaceis named after Martha Rudd a single mother of eightwho owned and operated a farm inVictoria.

In an article shefound from 1992, shesaid Rudd's descendents were planning a reunion for more than 100 family members.

"So I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool if Paul was related somehow?" asked Riccius.

Thus far, no one has come forward to take responsibility for the Paul Ruddsign.

A similar incident has previously taken place in Vancouverwhen artistViktor Briestenskyput up a sign for Dude Chilling Park.

After an outpouring of support through social media for the sign, Vancouver Park Board relentedand approved it as a piece of public art.