News Release - April 13, 2016

Golden Shoe Hunt Celebrates 10 Years

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the RDN's Golden Shoe Hunt. This fun, annual event will take place from April 15 to May 20 in all RDN Electoral Areas. With 12 Regional Parks encompassing 2,061 hectares, 70 kilometres of developed trail, and over 190 parks in the seven electoral areas, there is plenty of opportunity to enjoy the benefits of having nature close at hand. Join us along with your family and friends to explore these natural treasures and take part in the 10th annual Golden Shoe Hunt.

Each week a "golden" shoe will be hidden in one of the Regional District's Regional or Community parks or trails. A clue will then be posted that should lead you to the park and the shoe, in which you will find prizes and a log book to enter a message and your name into. All six shoes will remain in their hiding places until after the May long weekend, so there is plenty of time to find them.

"This annual event is a great way to get out and explore our entire Region," said RDN Chairperson Bill Veenhof. "Congratulations to everyone involved over the years for reaching this milestone and for making this a fun event that residents can look forward to year after year."

Take a picture with the shoe and send to recparks [at] rdn.bc.ca (recparks[at]rdn[dot]bc[dot]ca) to be entered into our prize draws.

Clues and instructions for the locations of the shoe will be posted weekly to www.rdn.bc.ca/goldenshoe and on the RDN Facebook and Twitter pages starting April 15th. So get your hiking boots, maps, compasses or GPS ready!

Contact:

Chrissie Finnie
Recreation Programmer
Regional District of Nanaimo
778-424-5448
cfinnie [at] rdn.bc.ca (cfinnie[at]rdn[dot]bc[dot]ca)