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Kipling, Sask., ready for next adventure as paper-clip trader moves on

Canadian Press Article online since June 18th 2008, 23:00
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As Kyle MacDonald prepares to trade the rural Saskatchewan house he acquired in a series of trades beginning with one single red paper clip, the town of Kipling, Sask., is bracing itself for the next chapter in its own tale.
MacDonald has said he plans to trade the house by mid-July and is accepting trade offers until July 11 and the town is eager to see how the whole affair shakes down.
"We always knew that (Kyle) would move on, that he was young and that he would find something else that would spark an interest," said Loretta Demyen, who heads Kipling's community development office.
"I believe there was (disappointment) at first, but now he's turned it into another big adventure and we'll have to see what he comes up with."
The B.C.-born MacDonald and his wife are moving back to Montreal, where she has found permanent work and where MacDonald's paper-clip odyssey first started.
Demyen acknowledged that Kipling's quirky fame, which includes being home to what the Guinness Book of World Records calls the world's largest paper clip, is tied to MacDonald's own cult following.
Where the town goes from here is anyone's guess.
"I believe it has made us a little more adventurous and willing to try new things," said Demyen.
"It's been interesting to see what is going to happen next."
MacDonald said earlier this week that whatever trade he accepts will have Kipling's best interests at heart.
He hopes to find someone who will live in the community, while the town wants the new owner to respect the value of the Main Street property as a tourist attraction.
The town, which traded the house to MacDonald in July of 2006, hasn't ruled out getting it back.
"I believe that Kyle will do what is best for the town and has our interests at heart," Demyen said.
Kipling has attracted media from all over the world because of the paper-clip story. Demyen says she doesn't know what impact MacDonald's move will have on the town.
"That's one thing we're just going to have to wait and see," she said.
"I think it's what we make of it now, it's what we do with the next phase of the story."
MacDonald doesn't plan to replay the year-long series of trades.
This time, he wants to make a single trade for the two-storey, three-bedroom home.
"It'll be interesting to see what people offer," MacDonald said.
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