Everyone who registers will receive the 2025 Canadian Walk for Veterans challenge coin designed and created by Veteran-owned Sharkz Coins of Esquimalt, B.C. (Submitted photo)

By paNOW Staff

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True Patriot Love: Canadian walk for veterans to take place this weekend

Sep 20, 2025 | 6:00 AM

The Canadian Walk for Veterans will take place this Sunday in Prince Albert at Kinsmen Park.

It’s an opportunity to raise funds for True Patriot Love, Canada’s foundation for the military community which distributes funding to local mental health programs, recovery and rehabilitation programs, and other vital supports for Veterans, service members, and their families. A portion of the proceeds from the local event will go towards River Valley Resilience Retreat (RVRR) located near St. Louis.

Participants are asked to meet at the Kinsmen Park amphitheatre to register at noon Sunday. The walk will begin at 1 p.m. following a few messages from organizers.

“We don’t turn it into a big ceremony, if you will. We want to get focused on the mindful walk of honouring the Canadian Armed Forces members from the past and present, as you know with the current situation people are being deployed to Latvia,” said Michelle McKeaveney, one of the organizers and co-founder of RVRR.

Participants can choose to do the walk virtually as well. Everyone who registers will receive the 2025 Canadian Walk for Veterans challenge coin designed and created by Veteran-owned Sharkz Coins of Esquimalt, B.C.

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McKeaveney described RVRR as a safe place, or respite, for those who are exposed to trauma in the workplace, diagnosed with PTSD, or faced an operational stress injury from their jobs. It’s located on a picturesque property near St. Lluis that has 25 and a half acres of land and trials for people to walk on.

“We have five cabins, so if somebody needs a quick getaway from the city and the sirens, they can come out and enjoy food, coffee and there’s always somebody who is trained in peer support from their demographic that is available to talk and support them if they want,” she explained.

McKeaveney added RRVR has seen a significant uptick in the number of clients it has welcomed this year compared to last.

She encouraged the public to bring their whole family to the walk to let them see older and younger veterans.

“Children are taught about Remembrance Day, and this is Remembrance Day in action.”

To recognize the service of all generations of Veterans, the theme for the 2025 Canadian Walk for Veterans is “Honouring the Past; Supporting the Journey”.

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