Hundreds of Volunteers Will Be Searching For Homeless Veterans
Calgary Walk Location:
Date: Saturday, June 11th, 2016
Time: 1 pm MDT
Rallying Point: Celebration Square (C Square) – 502 7th Ave. SE, Calgary
Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada) is holding the first Coast to Coast Tour of Duty; a National walk in search of Veterans living homeless/in-crisis. Walks will be held at 1 pm local time in the following cities: St. John’s, Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. “VETS Canada’s Coast to Coast 2016 Tour of Duty is in response to a serious national issue, and based on the reported 2250 Veterans experiencing homelessness,” says Jim Lowther, VETS Canada Co-Founder/ CEO & President. “One Veteran living on the streets is simply one too many; those who have protected our homes should never be without one. This Tour is to encourage dialogue at both the community and national level, and to locate these Veterans who need our help. Now is the time to take action.”
VETS Canada is a national charity and service provider of Veterans Affairs Canada that has assisted hundreds of homeless & in-crisis Veterans since 2010.
For those interested in joining our teams for the 2016 Tour of Duty, following are the meeting points for the respective areas.
- Vancouver: Sky Train – Stadium – Chinatown Station – Depart to DTES
- Calgary: Celebration Square (C Square) – 502 7th Ave. SE
- Edmonton: The Mustard Seed Church – 10635 – 96 Street NW
- Regina: Souls Harbour Rescue Mission – 3535 8th Ave.
- Winnipeg: Siloam Mission – 300 Princess St.
- Toronto: Yonge & Dundas Square – 1 Dundas St. E
- Ottawa: Royal Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch 351 – 330 Kent St.
- Thunder Bay: TBA
- Montreal: Old Brewery Mission – 902 Saint-Laurent Blvd.
- Fredericton: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 4 – 199 Queen St.
- Charlottetown: Donald J. MacDonald Building – 161 Grafton St.
- St. John’s: National War Memorial – Water St.
- Halifax: Salvation Army – 2044 Gottingen St.
For up to date info on the event, please visit: www.vetscanada.org/tour-duty.php To follow the Tour on Duty on Twitter, please visit: twitter.com/vetscanada
If you know of Veteran in need or are interested in becoming a part of our work to end homelessness for Veterans, please visit our website: www.vetscanada.org.
