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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 29, 2014) - On Sunday, May 4, BMO employees and others in communities across the country will walk in Kids Help Phone's Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO, Canada's largest walk supporting the mental and emotional well-being of children and youth.
The Walk is Kids Help Phone's largest fundraising event of the year, raising a significant portion of the revenue needed to keep its valuable free, bilingual, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service available to youth across the country.
The 5 km Walk is a fun and inspirational opportunity for thousands of kids, adults, families, schools, community organizations and companies to come together in more than 25 communities across Canada.
For those who are interested in making a contribution to this year's Walk, please visit http://www.walksokidscantalk.ca/.
WHEN: Sunday, May 4, 2014
WHERE: The Walk will take place in a variety of locations across Canada.
| PROVINCE | ADDRESS | REGISTRATION | WALK START* | |||
| Alberta | Festival Market - Eau Claire Plaza 139 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary |
9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | |||
| Rundle Park 2909-113 Ave NW, Edmonton |
9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| McKenzie Trails, Red Deer | 11:00 a.m. | 12:00 noon | ||||
| British Columbia | Aldergrove Lake Regional Park Pepin Brook Trail, Langley |
10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | |||
| The Dolphins at Rhapsody Plaza 1200 Water St., Kelowna |
11:00 a.m. | 12:00 noon | ||||
| Country Club Centre 98-3200 Island Highway N., Nanaimo |
10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| David Lam Park 1300 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver |
9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| Braefoot Elementary School 1440 Harrop Rd, Victoria |
10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| Manitoba | University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bowring Park 399 Waterford Bridge Rd., St. John's |
11:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |||
| Stephenville Primary School 72 West St., Stephenville |
1:30 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Ontario | Southshore Community Centre 205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie |
9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | |||
| Tecumseh Park 50 William Street N., Chatham |
9:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Alex Robertson Park 700 Sandy Beach Rd., Pickering |
9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| F.H. Sherman Recreation Park 388 First Rd. E., Stoney Creek |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Lemoine Point Conservation Area Trillium Trail, Kingston |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Bingeman's Park 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Thames Park 15 Ridout St. S., London |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Streetsville Memorial Park 335 Church St., Streetsville |
8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Jaycee Gardens Park 543 Ontario St., St. Catharines |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Vincent Massey Park Heron Road & Riverside Drive, Ottawa |
8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Harrison Park 75 2nd Ave. E., Owen Sound |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Nicholls Oval Pavillion 725 Armour Rd., Peterborough |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Dow People Place 430 Front St. N., Sarnia |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Woodbine Park Coxwell Avenue & Lakeshore Blvd. E., Toronto |
8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Derwent Park 7515 Forest Glade Dr., Windsor |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| Boyd Conservation Area 8739 Islington Ave.,Vaughan |
9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | ||||
| New Brunswick | Wilmot Park Fredericton, New Brunswick |
12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. | |||
| Nova Scotia | Halifax Emera Oval 5775 Cogswell St. Halifax |
12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. | |||
| Prince Edward Island | Confederation Landing, Charlottetown | 12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. | |||
| Quebec | Parc La Fontaine 3933 Ave. du Parc la Fontaine, Montréal |
8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | |||
| Saskatchewan | Saskatoon Field House 2020 College Dr., Saskatoon |
10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
*All times local
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 2013, BMO Financial Group allocated $56 Million (CDN) to registered charities, not-for-profit and community-based organizations and institutions in Canada and the United States.
About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for its expertise in providing vital, innovative counselling services to children and youth in communities across Canada. Since 1989 it has offered children, teens and young adults a critical lifeline of hope and support, through its free, anonymous and confidential service. Kids Help Phone's 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, in English and French. Kids Help Phone's internationally recognized, award-winning websites offer online counseling forums and engaging, therapeutic games, tools and information to encourage resilience and self-care.
BMO Financial Group:
Amanda Robinson, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
amanda.robinson@bmo.com
Kids Help Phone:
Norma Meneguzzi Spall/The Results Group PR
O: (416) 686-9110 or M: (416) 209-1216