Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds by Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 1, 2021 7:26 pm EDT Last Updated Feb 1, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT EDMONTON — A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton’s two universities could use their frozen creations Friday as a backdrop to protest provincial cuts to post-secondary education, most of them were wiped out. Rowan Ley, vice-president of the University of Alberta Students’ Union, said about a dozen students spent two hours the day before building the 30-centimetre tall penguin snow sculptures with moulds purchased at a local hardware store.