±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Woodsmen Competition: 50 years of chopping, splitting & sawing
MONTREAL -- Axe-wielding student lumberjacks and Jills from eastern Canada and the U.S. will converge on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Macdonald campus Saturday, Jan. 30, to take part in the University's 50th annual intercollegiate woodsmen competition, part of the Canadian lumberjack championships.
The first woodsmen competition at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ took place in 1961. It was
scheduled to be held at the Morgan Arboretum as part of the
Macdonald Winter Carnival but was moved to Lower Campus due to a
snowstorm. It returned to the Macdonald campus permanently the
following year.
This year some 175 competitors from 26 teams will battle for
supremacy in 14 exciting singles, doubles and team events,
including the axe throw, Swede saw, chain saw, pole climb, water
boil, snowshoe race, and more.
The woodsmen competition has become a popular fixture on the winter
events calendar. Spectators are welcome and admission and parking
are free.
What: 50th annual ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Intercollegiate Woodsmen
Competition
When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Where: Macdonald Campus of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
Watson Field
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
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Contact:
Silvia Cristofaro
Athletics & Recreation
±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Macdonald Campus
silvia.cristofaro [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-7789
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