Come Celebrate
National Forest Week With US!
With our Annual Hunt for the Golden Tokens
The hunt begins at 9:00AM
Sunday September 22nd, 2024!
The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation
will hide FIVE golden tokens
throughout the community forest and Smithers area.
Will you solve the riddle clues and find them?
The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation has hidden FIVE golden tokens throughout the community forest and Smithers area.
Token hunters will be entered into a draw
with over $1000 in prizes from local merchants!
Get ready, treasure hunters! This year, Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation is celebrating National Forest Week with an exciting challenge for adventurers of all ages. Five golden tokens have been hidden within the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest, waiting to be discovered. Will you be the one to find them?
Contest Instructions:
1: Solve the riddle clues posted below to determine the token locations...
2: Go find the token hiding in the field (walk, bike, hike, drive, etc.)…
Note: some locations will be a bit more effort (e.g. a hike) than others (e.g. you can park beside it).
3: Take your photo with it (or kids, or dog, etc.) to prove you found it!
(Repeat steps 2 and 3 to find as many tokens as you can)
4: Email your photo(s) to general@wetzinkwa.ca including your name including your name and contact information OR post it to your Instagram and tag us #wetzinkwagold. Entries must be received before midnight (PST) on September 29th 2024.
*By submitting, you hereby grant Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation permission to publish your photos
Note: If you couldn’t find some of the clues but would like to guess, be sure to also send us your location guesses to be entered in a separate draw!
Each successfully located clue gives you one entry into a draw to win 1 of 10 $50 gift cards to local merchants!
1 of 10 $50 gift cards
PLUS GREAT BONUS PRIZES
This year’s bonus prizes were generously donated by
Art and Soul Pottery, BV Brewery, Castle Home Centre;
Cowgirl’s Friend; Two Sister’s Cafe
— PLUS —
$250 gift card grand prize draw
For participants who successfully find all five golden tokens.
Gift card to a local merchant of the winner’s choice!
1 of 2 $100 gift card awards
1 - For most creative photo (as chosen by the WCFC Board of Directors)
1 - For best costume in photo (as chosen by the WCFC Board of Directors)
Gift card to a local merchant of the winner’s choice!
$50 gift card bonus prize draw
For participants that can correctly tell us where tokens
are located, but are unable to go find them in the field!
Each riddle correctly solved = 1 bonus prize draw entry
Scroll down to the bottom of this page and use the provided web form to enter
or email general@wetzinkwa.ca
Prize draw winners will be announced the week of October 11th, 2024
Ready for riddles?
Tokens will be in place and ready to hunt from
Sunday September 22th at 9:00AM
until Sunday, September 29th at midnight.
(…no early hunting please!)
Clue #1:
Begin your journey with a walk-through town
To an office whose land stewards are renowned
Find where chiefs guide with wisdom and care,
Your adventure’s start is waiting there.
Clue #2:
This forest is not like the usual kind
Its structure and trees were perfectly designed
A walk through its trails will teach you a lot
About forestry practices within every plot
To ensure that your course is along the right way
You must pass by a box where winged creatures stay
Clue #3:
A shared vision created a space to gather
Have a picnic, rain or shine – whichever you rather!
The best place to look for clue number three
Is the same spot where you can rest and enjoy the view
Clue #4: –
As mountains meet the forested shore,
A dock invites you to explore,
With a beautiful view behind your back
Find the golden token and stop for a snack
Clue #5: -
Two waters cascade down from heights,
Come for the day, or stay for the night
Where Hemlocks stand silent and tall,
A token awaits towards the falls
ATTENTION ALL GOLDEN TOKEN HUNT PARTICIPANTS:
Please make sure to be aware of current industrial activity on Hudson Bay Mountain Road and the McDonnell FSR, especially during daytime weekday hours. NO tokens are hidden in active logging areas.
Take yours and other resource road users safety very seriously please. The community forest is comprised of many high traffic industrial roads and requires users to use extra caution to navigate. Take your time and enjoy the adventure while driving to road conditions!
Contest Rules:
Some basic guiding principles of play are as follows:
1) Take yours and other resource road users safety very seriously please. The community forest is comprised of many high traffic industrial roads and requires users to use extra caution to navigate. Take your time and enjoy the adventure while driving to road conditions.
2) We expect golden tokens to be located in popular locations, so perhaps plan a picnic lunch and make a day out of this interesting scavenger hunt! Please remember however to pack out what you take in. A natural environment full of trash does not make for an enjoyable experience for anyone.
3) On your adventure you may find yourself away from a road on some uneven terrain. Please plan to have appropriate footwear and clothing in case the weather is adverse and terrain is uneven or slippery.
4) Always have a travel plan when entering the back country and let someone know about it. Have a check in system in place and ensure you follow it. An unexpected vehicle breakdown, ankle sprain or wildlife encounter (please read up on bear aware tactics and follow them before embarking on your treasure hunt) could result in significant delays in your trip and it will be nice to know that someone will be looking for your return and be prepared to offer assistance if you are late checking in. Not all locations within the community forest have cell phone coverage so make sure you are fully prepared for your backcountry adventure.
5) Now that you have taken the time to be sure you have planned a safe and fun outing please ensure you respect others desire to participate in the adventure. If you locate a golden token please leave it where you found it and do not attempt to remove, hide or damage it so that others can enjoy the treasure hunt. Please report to 250-847-3680 if a token is missing or damaged.
6) Field participation is not required! Too far away from the community forest? No time? Weather too ugly to attempt? Mobility concerns? You can still participate in the contest by entering the bonus prize draw! Use the web form below to tell us where you think the tokens are located. Each successful riddle solved will give one entry to a bonus prize draw for a $50 gift card to a merchant of your choice!
7) Maximum one gift card prize per participant. The order of prize draw/awards will be as follows:
Grand prize draw ($250 to a local merchant of the winner’s choice)
Most creative photo ($100)
Best costume ($100)
General prize draw (10 x $50 gift cards = $500 total)
Bonus prize draw for online entries ($50) *Must be from Village of Telkwa, Witset First Nation, or Town of Smithers (and surrounding areas) to be eligible for the online draw.
Participants have two weeks to provide a mailing address or pickup their prize (Silvicon Services office).
Printer-friendly Instructions,
rules and riddle clues:
No time to hunt?
Out of town? Weather too ugly?
No worries! You can still participate and enter to win. Here’s how:
Use the form found here to tell us where you think the tokens are located. Each correctly solved clue/token location will give you one entry to a separate draw for a $50 gift card to a local merchant of your choice! (e.g. 5 correct locations = 5 entries to the draw)
Contest closes September 29th, 2024 at midnight (PST). The draw prize winner will be notified by email of the week of October 11th, 2024.
Please note: only residents of Smithers, Telkwa, and Witset (and general surrounding area) are eligible.
Questions? Send us an email at general@wetzinkwa.ca