The 2019 Ethel Pijogge Memorial Festival will be starting on April 10 and runs until April 13 in Hopedale.
The four day festival will have such events as; Community feast, Beauty Pageant, Bingo, Target Shooting and the Ethel Pijogge Memorial Dog Team Race.
The race will start at the Hopedale Harbour at 9am on that day.
The prizes for this year’s race will be;
For 1st place, the prize will be $500, 2nd Place – $300, 3rd Place – $200
Participants prize will be $100, and the best looking dog team prize will be $200.
To register your team, you can contact Danielle Pottle or Boas Mitsuk at (709) 933-3387.