Get ready to race through New Westminster.
Registration is now open at questnew west2013.eventbrite.ca for the first annual Quest New West - a team-based, car-free race across the city on May 11.
Participants will complete a series of challenges and follow clues around the city for a chance to win a $500 cash prize.
The event is being brought to the city by NEXT New West in partnership with Tourism New Westminster and the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area.
"We're excited to bring this amazing race to New Westminster," Tej Kainth, founder of NEXT New West and executive director of Tourism New Westminster, said in a press release. "It's going to be a fun-filled day for the whole community."
The morning will feature a short and easy race from 9 a.m. to noon for families with young children. Family race participants are not eligible for the $500 prize but there will be giveaways for all participants. The registration fee is $25 per family.
From 1 to 5 p.m., teams of two to four adults will race across the city in a faster, more challenging event that will put them to the test physically and men-tally for their chance to win the $500 cash prize. The cost for the adult event is $25 a person.
"Quest New West is a great chance to highlight many of our city's businesses and organizations," Kendra Johnston, executive director at the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area, said in the release. "We're looking forward to exposing residents and visitors to some of the great things happening across New Westminster."
The day will conclude with a wrap-up party at Wild Rice.
Details on the event are available at questnewwest2013.eventbrite.ca.
