For this year anyway, and here are a few photos to mark the event
It was a rainy day but that didn’t stop almost 150 people from coming out and doing a 5k walk with the group from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill via the Province of Quebec….. walking in 6 provinces makes this the most […]

(Via fax)
From the Avataq Cultural Institute
To: Nancy Saunders & Other Walkers
Bravo Nancy, keep it up, we’re proud of you (Minnie Amidlak)
Thank you, I’ll be watching you (Martha Palliser)
You’re so lucky. Keep up the good work!! (Annie Novalinga)
Hi Nancy, love from Taqralik

The basement bunker has a Google alert for news of the 2005 Youth Suicide Prevention Walk, this morning we found this waiting for us, if you click the “Watch Video” link there’s a short commercial followed by audio/video clips with Charlotte, Reno, and Vincent. The full text of the article is in the extended text […]

Via Thunder Bay’s Source
It’s one step at a time for a group trying to raise awareness about continuing problems with suicide amongst first nation youth. Participants with the annual Youth Suicide Prevention Walk made a brief stop in Thunder Bay this weekend on their way to Ottawa.
This is the third year for the cross Canada […]

From the Kenora Daily Miner and News
A day on the Trans-Canada Highway begins early for the small but dedicated group of marchers.
By Reg Clayton
Miner and News
Monday May 30, 2005
A day on the Trans-Canada Highway begins early for the small but dedicated group of marchers.
The eight walkers break camp after breakfast and by 9 a.m. they’re […]

I just got off the phone with the good people from Omni Film Group who called to make arrangements to have a consent form signed for Charlotte… they are doing a documentary series for the CBC titiled “Young Canadians Making A Difference” and will be hooking up with the group outside of Sudbury Ontario, and […]

Charlotte called this morning - it looks like they’ll be in Thunder Bay by tomorrow night and while she saws The 2005 Youth Suicide Prevention Walk is a very worthwhile project and has been a very positive learning experience she is looking forward to “being home” again.
In the extended text section is an article […]

The Nunatsiaq News has done a really good write up about the walk, go have a look at the feature from last week.
If you have access to the paper itself it’s the full center section.

Mr. Google just led me to this page in the Edmonton Sun from April 23rd
Youths step up suicide awareness
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Two Prince Rupert youths have left on a walk across Canada to raise awareness about, and prevention of, youth suicide. Reno Trimble and his sister Elyse Mather are walking with five other teens […]

I know that art is important, I know that it is important to support art, and the arts, and I know that we’d live in a pretty darned drab society if we didn’t do that.
On the flip side of the coin I was forwarded an email from a Municipal Recreation Co-Ordinator in Nunavut yesterday […]

The group is now in Regina (Sask) completing a number of speaking engagements and media events there - they’re back on the road Sunday. It’s really unfortunate that most of the stuff they do only sees local air time when it’s national coverage that they both need and deserve.
There were a couple of days where […]

Email in this morning from Charlotte, her mum and I sent her some money yesterday and asked her to take everybody out for a meal on us
Hey dad. Thanks a lot for the money everyone appreciates it lots! We had a huge 140$ dinner, steaks n everything! then I bought a 10$ calling card so […]

The group has left Saskatoon and is headed for Winnipeg, they have to be there by the 20th so they’ve got some walking to do. We’re trying to get some current walk photos to post on the site - hopefully that will happen soon.

Got a picture from Charlotte from when they were at the West Edmonton Mall a while back… doing what they’re doing demands a little R&R and they look like they were having a ball.

I do hope Reno (the guy in the back) forgives me for this — but go ahead and tell me he don’t […]

Charlotte called yesterday to wish her mom a happy Mothers Day so we have a bit of news to pass on.
The walkers were in North Battleford, Sask and on their way to Saskatoon… yes, they have picked up the pace considerably :-)
Things are going well for the group, they took some time in Edmonton to […]