Kraft Hockeyville 2011 Top Ten announcement and voting information

Antigonish is in the running to be named one of the top 10 communities for Kraft Hockeyville 2011. The Kraft Hockeyville 2011 Top 10 Show will air on CBC television at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8th. Following this one hour special, public voting begins.

“If we’re in the top ten, we’re encouraging everyone to vote and to get their family to vote, and their neighbors, and their friends,” says Shannon Long, communications officer at ARDA. “Antigonish will need hundreds of thousands of votes so we’re counting on the community to spread the word and to vote as much as they can since voting is unlimited.”

Voting begins at 10 p.m. Tuesday and closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 13th. There are two ways to vote; online and by telephone. To vote online, visit http://www.krafthockeyville.ca. To vote via phone, call toll free 1-866-533-8066.

“Again, if we make the top ten, the next step is to get enough votes to make the top five,” says Long. “The Top Five Communities broadcast will be during CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada on March 19th. There is then another round of public voting until March 21st.”

The winning community is announced on Saturday, April 2nd. The community receives $100,000 from Kraft Canada dedicated to upgrading their home arena, an NHL pre-season hockey game, and a CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast relating to the event. The remaining four communities from the top five receive $25,000.