You’ve waited long enough. At last, Extreme Duck Racing 2023 is heading to a screen near you.
This year, more than 1,500 ducks were sold to NWT residents. The contest, proudly sponsored and organized by Canadian Tire in Yellowknife, raised more than $13,000 for Jumpstart.
Cabin Radio was able to complete the racing just before August’s evacuation order for the Yellowknife area, and then we had to scramble like everyone else – and divert all our resources to coverage of the wildfire crisis.
Thanks for your patience with us while things settled back down post-evacuation. At last, the finished video edit is complete.
On Tuesday, October 10 at 8am MT, head to Cabin Radio’s website to watch the races and see who wins the big prizes.
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This year there are five prizes on offer, ranging from a $250 Canadian Tire gift card all the way to a round trip for two anywhere WestJet flies.
Before we reach race day on Tuesday, check out our behind-the-scenes video from this year’s filming, narrated by Ollie.
Races take place at the Cameron River Ramparts along the Ingraham Trail northeast of Yellowknife. No duck is left behind: we deploy nets, canoes, kayaks (and, occasionally, swimmers!) to get every duck back in the hutch at the end of each race.
If you bought a duck, good luck and thanks for supporting a great cause!
