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Join the annual Duckworth Great Rock Climb on Friday

WINNIPEG, MB – Media outlets are invited to the 44TH annual University of Winnipeg DUCKWORTH GREAT ROCK CLIMB. The Honourable James Allum, Minister of Education and Advanced Learning, Rob Altemeyer, MLA for Wolseley and Dr. Jino Distasio, Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, UWinnipeg, will be attending.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

12:30 to 1:30 PM, FRONT LAWN – PORTAGE COMMONS

515 PORTAGE AVENUE.

The 44th Annual Duckworth Great Rock Climb features teams of three who race down the front lawn and scale the giant 25-ton granite “Rock of Remembrance” that sits on the front of the campus. Come and see the entertaining and innovative terrific trios that will try to break the

9.8-second record that has stood since 1979.