Participants are invited to bring a picture of their loved one and perhaps a lawn chair as organizers host this year’s Walk of Remembrance being held on Saturday, Sep. 9 for World Suicide Prevention Day.
The program begins at 3 p.m. and the walk around Bud Miller Lake follows from 3:15 p.m., ahead of a feature talk at 4 p.m. from mental health champion Maverick Hann. Refreshments will follow after the guest speaker.
Health officials are working towards a “988”, national mental health and suicide crisis line to be launched on Nov. 30 this year. It will be staffed by Public Health Canada.
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on Sep. 10.
