TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 30, 2015) - Canada's largest charity walk in support of child and youth well-being is back for another year of raising funds and awareness.
Kids Help Phone's Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO is back for its 14 th year at more than 40 locations across the country on May 3 rd . Last year, nearly 10,000 Canadians participated and raised more than $3 million for Kids Help Phone - Canada's only 24/7 counselling and information service for 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-kilometre walk is a fun and inspirational opportunity for thousands of kids, adults, families, schools, community organizations and companies to come together in more than 40 communities across Canada.
For those who are interested in making a contribution or signing up for this year's walk, please visit www.walksokidscantalk.ca/ to register or donate.
WHEN: Sunday, May 3, 2015
| PROVINCE | ADDRESS | REGISTRATION | WALK START* |
| Alberta | Festival Market - Eau Claire Plaza 139 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary | 9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Hawrelak Park 9330 Groat Rd., Edmonton | 9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | |
| British Columbia | Aldergrove Lake Regional Park Pepin Brook Trail, Langley | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Country Club Centre 98-3200 Island Highway N., Nanaimo | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | |
| David Lam Park 1300 Pacific Blvd., 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 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Lions Club 10 Hodder Dr., Pasadena | 3:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
| Bowring Park - Bungalow 399 Waterford Bridge Rd., St. John's | 11:00 a.m. | Noon | |
| Ontario | Southshore Community Centre 205 Lakeshore Dr., Barrie | 9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Kingston Park Paxton Dr., Chatham | 9:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Bay Ridges Kinsman Park 705 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. | |
| Waterloo Region Museum & Doon Heritage Village 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener | 8:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Thames Park 15 Ridout Street 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 Rd. & Riverside Dr., 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 Pavilion 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 Av. & 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 Hillview Park 8739 Islington Ave.,Vaughan | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | |
| New Brunswick | Wilmot Park 15 Saunders St., Fredericton | 12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mapleton Park, Rotary Lodge Pavilion 600 Mapleton Rd., Moncton | 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 | UPEI, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 550 University Ave., Charlottetown | 12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. |
| Rodd Mill River Resort 180 Mill Rd., Route 136 O'Leary | 12:00 noon | 1:00 p.m. | |
| Quebec | Angrignon Park 3400, boulevard Trinitarian, Montréal | 8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. |
| Saskatchewan | University of Regina, Riddell Centre 3737 Wascana Pkwy., Regina | 10:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Saskatoon Fieldhouse 2020 College Dr., Saskatoon | 10:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
*All times local
| Virtual Walks: |
| Alberta: Grand Prairies, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer |
| British Columbia: Kelowna, Prince George |
| Manitoba |
| New Brunswick: Saint John |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Nova Scotia |
| Nunavut |
| Ontario: Brantford, Burlington, Milton, Huntsville, Sudbury, Thunder Bay |
| Prince Edward Island |
| Quebec |
| Saskatchewan |
| Other: USA |
About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services organization based in North America. The bank offers a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers. BMO Financial Group had total assets of approximately $672 billion as of January 31, 2015, and more than 46,000 employees.
About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for its expertise and continuous innovation as Canada's only 24/7 professional counselling and information service for young people. Since 1989, it has offered kids, teens, and young adults a critical lifeline of hope and support through its free, anonymous service, which research shows significantly improves youth mental health. Young people reach out to Kids Help Phone's counsellors from every corner of the country via phone, Live Chat, and web post, and also benefit from its database of 40,000 local youth-serving programs. Kids Help Phone's websites and Always There app, both widely recognized models of youth-focused design, offer therapeutic tools, games, information, and counselling. As an organization that speaks with young people every day, Kids Help Phone works to share their perspectives and improve their well-being on a societal level. Kids Help Phone raises the majority of its revenue from individuals, foundations, corporations, and community fundraising; thanks to its generous donors, it can be there - always - for the 6.5 million young people in Canada between five and 20, in English and in French.
