Experience more in 6 hours than most people will in the entire summer as the
world's largest adventure returns to Edmonton on May 29th!

The Mitsubishi City Chase Presented By BlackBerry will turn Edmonton INTO AN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ON Saturday - May 29th

EDMONTON, May 18 /CNW/ -

    
    What:     City Chase is an urban adventure that requires teams of two to
              exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the
              ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for
              physical, intellectual, adventurous and humorous ChasePoint
              challenges scattered in unknown locations throughout the city.
              Focusing more on the journey than the destination, participants
              will learn about their city, their teammate, and themselves as
              they enjoy a full day of Laughter, Adventure and Discovery
              through an original urban race experience!!

              Highlights from the 2009 Series include:

              Strip bowling in Vancouver, navigating mini bikes in Edmonton,
              climbing the 802 stairs of the Calgary Tower, touring with
              rickshaws in Toronto, white water rafting in downtown Ottawa,
              rappelling 31 stories from The Omni Hotel in Montreal, aerial
              ski jumping at the North American Championships in Quebec City,
              and a thrilling ride on the highest zip-line in the Western
              Hemisphere during the World Championships in Salta, Argentina.

    Where:    Louis McKinney Park (start/finish)

    When:     Saturday, May 29th, 2010

    Time:     7:45am - 9:15am   - Participant check-in
              9:15am - 9:30am   - Participant Warm-up
              9:30am - 10:00am  - Welcome Speech
              10:00am           - Official Start - The Chase Is ON!!
              1:00 - 1:30pm     - Lead Teams Arrive at the Finish Line
              4:00pm            - Course and Finish Line Close
              5:00pm            - After Party/Awards Ceremony
    

Following Edmonton's event; City Chase will continue across the country heading to Calgary, Toronto, Kelowna, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver throughout the summer months. The winner of each regional event will move on to compete in the Canadian Championships where teams will face 48 hours of intense urban challenges. The winning team of the Championships will drive away in a pair of 2011 Mitsubishi Outlanders.

    
    Charitable Partner
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The Mitsubishi City Chase Powered by BlackBerry is pleased to announce their continued partnership with Right to Play for the upcoming 2010 Season. As the official charitable partner of The Canadian City Chase Series, Right to Play will benefit both from proceeds generated throughout the Series. After generating more than $165,000 in 2009, our goal is to push through the $200,000 level in 2010.

    
    City Chase World Wide
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Building on the continued successes of the Canadian Series, City Chase expanded to a total of 13 countries in 2009, culminating with an epic World Championships in Salta, Argentina. For more information about international locations please visit the website at www.citychase.com

    
    Television:
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International - This summer, National Geographic Channel International will broadcast The 2009 City Chase World Championships in Salta, Argentina to 105 countries reaching more than 200 million viewers.

For event information and team registration visit www.MitsubishiCityChase.com

For further information: to register a media team, or to coordinate an interview, please contact: Lauren Habib, [email protected], P: [phone]