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2005 Newfoundland Regional

You'll be promised the best Hospitality, No Doubt, as this is standard on the Rock!  Stephenville will play host to our 3rd FireFit on the Rock and we can't wait to return!  If you've never been to Newfoundland... then what are you waiting for!  Check it out!

This is an "Open Event". All teams and individuals are welcome to compete from across Canada and the U.S.

Those eligible for the Regional Bye in the FireFit Team Category and the FireFit Relay Category are all Atlantic Provinces including, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Prince Edward Island.

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Directions to Stephenville

DIRECTIONS FROM THE MARINE ATLANTIC FERRY:

You will arrive in scenic Port Aux Basques.  From there, it will be a 2 hour drive on the Trans Canada Highway to the off ramp for Stephenville.   You will then drive 20 minutes before reaching the Town of Stephenville. 

Hot Happenings & Special Events

Welcome to the town of Stephenville.  While in Stephenville for the FireFit Event, either as a competitor or a spectator, there are many things for your enjoyment.  Why not make this a week long trip and take in some of the fine live theater with the Stephenville Festival ( www.stf.nf.ca ) .  Another sugetion would be the many events and activities associated with The Town Of Stephenville Civic Holiday ( www.town.stephenville.nf.ca ) which will be celebrated on Monday, 1 August, 2005.  Don't forget your camera as you enjoy the many hiking trails in the area or a drive around the scenic Port au Port Peninsula.  The view is breathtaking!

OTHER Spots of Interest

• Golf Course (18 hole)

• Walking Trails

• Craft Shops

• Scenic Gross Mourn National Park

• And Good Old Newfoundland Hospitality! You can't beat it!

FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR:

Please visit the Tourism Newfoundland and Labrador website at:

http://www.gov.nf.ca/tourism/

For those who want to explore!

The French Ancestors Route, around the Port au Port Peninsula, brings you to such places as Cape St. George, La Grand Terre and L'anse a Canards.  With towering cliffs, pebble beaches and a distinctive French culture, this will be a route you will be sure to enjoy.

The Caribou Trail, 148 kilometers through the Long Range Mountains, terminates in the outport town of Burgeo, a town immortalized in Farley Mowatt's 'A Whale for the Killing...'

Sandy Point the historic island of Sandy Point was once the largest settlement on the West Coast of Newfounland and the commercial center during the 1700's and 1800's.  Local efforts are underway to establish a heritage and wildlife conservation area as Sandy Point is a nesting area of the piping plover, an endangered species, and the only known nesting area in North America of the European Black-headed gull.

FireFit Event Schedule

Host Hotel

Amenities -  Full Service, Qualiy Performance Hotel

• Coffee Shop 
• Free Parking
• Non-Smoking Rooms
• Lounge
• Shopping Centre with all the necessities!
• Pets Allowed
• In-room Coffee maker, Iron & board, Hair dryer, mini bar

Amenities - 3 Buildings: 

• 1st Building - reception, lounge and dining room downstairs. Upstairs consists of five double and four single hotel rooms.  Completely Smoke Free.
• 2nd Building - ten efficiency units complete with a refrigerator, stove, dishes and cutlery.
• 3rd Building - ten efficiency units with refrigerator, stove, dishes and cutlery.  S,mokers and Pets permitted in this building.
• Dining Room
• Pets allowed
• Laundry Service
• VCR's, Hair Dryers, Irons & boards, & Play Pens available.

Directions to Course: 

To follow 

Awards Ceremony

There will be a banquet and dance at the Stephenville Dome (competition site).  This will be a steak dinner with all the fixings and a dance (music by a local D. J.). 

Tickets for the banquet and dance will be $25.00 double.  To arrange your banquet tickets, please contact Craig Harnum at (709) 649-1309 or (709) 643-6357. 

We look forward to seeing you at the FireFit. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 604.626.0918, fax 604.626.0892,  or e-mail: admin@firefit.com and remember…

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