Leaside Life columnist Susan Scandiffio really started something when she suggested creating a Leaside-specific scavenger hunt exploring the nooks and crannies of all corners of the M4G neighbourhood. We encouraged locals to take the time to discover Leaside in an entirely new way. And you did – in droves! People got in their 10,000-plus steps, some with dogs in hand. Others biked or ran to the many clued locations. In the end, at least 100 eager participants laced up and looked out. And now the winners. Drum roll. The envelope please….
Catherine Liang (above left) was the first to submit a fully completed and correct scavenger hunt on August 30 at 3:04 pm.
And here are the randomly selected winners from the rest of the entries:
- -Linda Prue
- -Natalie Freeman
- -Darryl Bunt
- -Shari Vall
- -Candice Macaulay
A special thanks to Canadian Tire Leaside for supplying the Super Grand Prize.
Here’s what some of you had to say:
“Thanks for a consistent delivery of quality local news and profiles. Your efforts are much appreciated. And another thank you for the scavenger hunt – a fun adventure to learn more about our neighbourhood. Our family enjoyed tracking down the info.”
“Thank you for this, it was really fun!”
We had lots of fun getting out and finding everything. Thanks for putting it together for us to do!”
“It was fun and made me remember my youth in Ireland when we used to do this in cars called a car rally. We do it for the amusement; win or lose doesn’t matter.”
“This was a very creative scavenger hunt which I enjoyed immensely. There was a bit of driving, but also around 14,000 steps so it was a healthy endeavour. Lots to see and learn about Leaside.”
“Emailing to say that we had a great time completing the scavenger hunt! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn more about the community.”
“Thanks for organizing this fun activity! My family and I completed this over a number of outings, including as an activity on my birthday. We have been part of the Leaside community for 35 years but learned so many new fun facts.”
“What a fun scavenger hunt, thank you!”
“My fiancée and I had so much fun and it helped me to show her around the neighbourhood as she recently moved here from Halifax. (I grew up here).”
“My daughter has spent the majority of this week getting all these answers together.”
“Well, that was a fun walk! Thank you for laying out the challenge. We found the answers over a three-hour long walk.”
“I would just like to say that this was a wonderful activity. So much fun and I learned a lot about Leaside. Thanks for helping me achieve my 10,000 steps today.”
“I’m an avid walker of the neighbourhood and found this was great fun and helped me to notice things I didn’t know were there.”
“The contest was a lot of fun. I used my bike to get most of the answers. It took a little less than an hour and 12 kilometres.”
“My hubby and I had a great couple of days wandering round Leaside. Thanks for doing this; it was fun.”
“I completed the scavenger hunt … It was a great way to explore Leaside.”