The numbers are not yet official, but
more than 8,000 people had officially registered, with thousands more
watching and lobbing their white projectiles from outside the barrier.
Saskatoon’s snowball fight, attended by
CBC’s Rick Mercer, Mayor Don Atchison and the Canadian national snowball
fighting team, appears to have the mark of 5,834 set by the city of
Seattle.
“I wanted to be in a world record,” said nine-year-old
Miya McClelland, who came to the park with parents Ryan and Jackie and
little sister, Lexi. Miya said she threw three herself, and got hit a
few times as well.
Following a 10 second countdown from the
grandstand near the skateboard park, everyone fired snowballs for 60
seconds to make the attempt official. More than 200 volunteers helped
out, including a team of scrutineers to ensure the integrity of the
festivities.
“There were so many people here,” said volunteer Danielle Hopkins.
Some giggled and laughed, others yelled or groaned as they
were hit. A few confused toddlers began to cry in the chaos, but then
smiled when they were given snowballs to throw.
“It was fun!” said Erica Buhler, who came with older brother, Hayden and parents Peter and Andrea...Continue reading...
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