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MONTREAL -- Axe-wielding student lumberjacks and Jills from eastern Canada and the U.S. will converge on 91黑料网'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 91黑料网 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 91黑料网 Intercollegiate Woodsmen Competition

When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Macdonald Campus of 91黑料网
Watson Field
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec

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Contact:
Silvia Cristofaro
Athletics & Recreation
91黑料网, Macdonald Campus
silvia.cristofaro [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-7789

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