30-day, 15 City Roadshow set to celebrate 50 years of Ringette

30-day, 15 City roadshow set to celebrate 50 years of ringette

Ottawa, Ontario – July 25, 2013 – Canadians from coast to coast will have the opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ringette when Ringette Canada rolls out a 30-day, 15 city roadshow later this year. The roadshow, officially announced today, will begin in mid-October and travel across the country hosting a variety of ringette events along the way. All tour stops will include appearances by mascots, Samantha Belle and Junior Jacks; a skills event; a Come Try Ringette session; a Ringette Activation Festival (including target shooting, trivia and prizes) and a locally tailored ringette event that the rest of the country can tune in and watch via webcast. Locations where a National Ringette League team exist will also feature a regular season home game.

“Our 50th anniversary roadshow is the ultimate celebration of the fastest game on ice and we are making sure that people across this entire country will have an opportunity to celebrate our Canadian-invented sport of ringette,” said Frances Losier, sport development director, Ringette Canada. “Whether you are a longtime fan or checking the sport out for the very first time, this roadshow celebration will have something for everyone.”

The roadshow kicks off in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on October 16th and will then make its way to southern Ontario. Following a short one-week break, the roadshow will pick up again in British Columbia and then head towards Manitoba, where it will conclude on November 9th. The following is a detailed list of roadshow stops (more information on each stop will be communicated shortly before the tour stop date):
October 16th: Charlottetown, PEI
October 18th: Halifax Regional Municipality/Bedford, NS
October 19th: Moncton, NB
October 20th: Québec, QC
October 21st: Beaconsfield-Kirkland, QC
October 22nd: Ottawa/Gloucester, ON
October 23rd: Kingston, ON
October 24th: Pickering, ON
October 25th: Mississauga, ON
October 26th: Mississauga, ON
BREAK
November 2nd: Vancouver/Burnaby, BC
November 3rd: Kelowna, BC
November 5th: Beaumont, AB
November 6th: Medicine Hat, AB
November 7th: Saskatoon, SK
November 9th: Winnipeg, MB

Ringette Canada is pleased to acknowledge and thank the following roadshow sponsors who have already signed on and are helping make this celebration of sport possible: Stinger Sports/Saskatchewan Abilities Council, Ring Jet, National Ringette School, Chapman's Ice Cream, Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express and Crayola. Additional sponsors will be announced as the rest of the roadshow details are finalized.

For more information on the 50th anniversary celebrations, please refer to the 50th anniversary website - http://www.ringette50.ca/ - or follow along on Twitter (www.twitter.com/RingetteCanada) with the hashtag #Ring50. The roadshow specific hashtag will be #RingRoadShow. A promo video can be found here.