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MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: The More We Walk, the More They Can Talk in Ontario

- BMO employees in Ontario will be walking with community members in support of Kids Help Phone in the Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO on Sunday, May 5

- Thousands of BMO employees participating in more than 30 community and virtual walks across Canada

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 2, 2013) - On Sunday, May 5th, BMO employees are putting on their walking shoes in support of the kids within communities across Canada.

Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO in support of Kids Help Phone will raise much-needed funds to ensure Kids Help Phone's professional counsellors continue to be there any time, day or night, 365 days a year, to help kids and teens deal with concerns large or small.

As a proud founding sponsor and partner of Kids Help Phone for over two decades, thousands of BMO employees in Canada will participate in both community and virtual walks across Canada.

When: Sunday, May 5, 2013

Walk Locations: Barrie, Chatham, Durham (Ajax), Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Mississauga, Niagara, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Sarnia, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, York Region

Time: Varies by location; see below:

Barrie
Southshore Community Centre
205 Lakeshore Drive
Registration: 9:30 a.m.
Walk start: 11:00 a.m.
 
Chatham
Tecumseh Park
50 William St. N
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Durham (Ajax)
Ajax Rotary Park
Westney Road S. & Lake Driveway W.
Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Walk start: 11:00 a.m.
 
Hamilton
F.H. Sherman Recreation Park
388 First Road E., Stoney Creek
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Kingston
Lemoine Point Conservation Area
Trillium Trail
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Kitchener-Waterloo
Bingemans Park
425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
London
Thames Park
25 Ridout St. S.
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Mississauga
Streetsville Memorial Park
335 Church St.
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Niagara
Jaycee Gardens
543 Ontario St., St. Catharines
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Ottawa
Vincent Massey Park
Heron Road and Riverside Drive
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Owen Sound
Harrison Park
2nd Avenue & 3a Street W.
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Peterborough
Nicholls Oval Pavillion
725 Armour Road
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Sarnia
Centennial Park
430 Front St. N.
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Sudbury
Adanac Ski Chalet
744 Beatrice Crescent
Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Walk start: 11:00 a.m.
 
Toronto
Woodbine Park
Coxwell Ave. & Lakeshore Blvd. E.
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
Windsor
Place Concorde
515 Forest Glade Dr.
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.
 
York Region
Boyd Conservation Area
8739 Islington Ave., Vaughan
Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Walk start: 10:00 a.m.

The fundraising efforts of these communities will make a difference in the lives of kids everywhere by ensuring continued access to a free, professional counselling, information and referral service.

About BMO Financial Group

For more than 195 years, BMO Financial Group has believed in community reinvestment and corporate and social responsibility in the communities it serves. In 2012, BMO contributed more than $87.6 million in donations, sponsorships and events in Canada and the United States to groups, organizations and programs that help build and sustain resilient, vital and healthy communities.

Internet: www.bmo.com

Twitter: @BMO

About Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for our expertise in providing vital, innovative, and professional counselling services to children and youth. Since 1989, we have offered children, teens and young adults in Canada a critical lifeline of hope and support, through our free, anonymous and confidential service. Our professional counsellors support the mental health and well-being of young people ages five to 20, in urban, rural, and remote communities, by providing one-on-one counselling, information and resources online and by phone. Our internationally recognized, award-winning websites are considered a model of child-focused interactive design, and offer online counselling forums and engaging, therapeutic games, tools and information to encourage resilience and self-care. A community-based national charity, Kids Help Phone receives no core government funding and relies on community and corporate support to keep our essential service available. We're there for the 6.5 million young people in Canada, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English and in French.

*Source: represents the age group Kids Help Phone serves (from 5 to 20) according to Statistics Canada 2011.

To learn more about Kids Help Phone, please visit www.kidshelpphone.ca. To register to Walk so Kids Can Talk today, visit http://www.walksokidscantalk.ca/.

You can also follow us at:

www.kidshelpphone.ca/facebook

www.kidshelpphone.ca/twitter

www.kidshelpphone.ca/youtube

 
For further information:
Media Contacts:
BMO Financial Group:
Krysta Cooke, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
krysta.cooke@bmo.com

Kids Help Phone:
Pascale Guillotte, Toronto
(416) 581-8974
Pascale.guillotte@kidshelpphone.ca