Portage
We invite you to take part in the relay and practice your voyageur skills as a coureur des bois!
New this year is a family category so that everyone can participate!
Join us for this exciting team event and get your cheeks rosy
on a long winter's night!
The Relay
The relay consists of you and your team
of 4 (or 2):
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voyageur’s sprint with your flag and a fur bundle (flag and fur bundle provided)
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portaging (pulling/dragging) a two-person canoe across a field on our predetermined obstacle course
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sawing with a buck saw until the tree cookie drops (adults only) or showing off your strength by stacking wood quickly (family event)
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try earning some time off your run with your axe-throwing skills (ages 9 and older)
WHEN:
Friday, January 31 & Saturday, February 1st
from 6:30 to 7:30pm for families
and from 8:00 to 9:00pm for adult teams
WHERE:
Rutherford School (8620 91 St)
HOW:
Register your team HERE
WHAT TO BRING:
Your teammates and courage!
AGE RESTRICTIONS:
Buck sawing: adults only
Axe throwing: ages 9 and older
How to register
We invite you to bring your team of 4 (or 2) to the Rutherford School yard on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, 2025.
Registration fee donation
The relay will be $20 per team as a donation to the festival for all who want to sign up. (We also accept donations to the Centre Communautaire d’Edmonton, a charitable receipt will
be issued)
To register
Please fill out this online form, and we will email
you your starting time and race day information.
Prizes will be given to the top finishers of the night!
Thank you to Jack Axe for providing the buck saws
and axe-throwing experiences.
For more information, email festival@lacitefranco.ca.
