The 2006 Walk has been completed. Thank you very much to all who donated and assisted us over the past 4 years. If you would like the walk to continue in the future, please write to: Vincent Watts, President 211-755 Market St. Victoria, BC V8T 2E5 Victoria Head Office: (250) 477-1415

2006 Walk Route - Walk Completed

Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Walk is a group of youth walkers and their support staff and volunteers who walked from Nanaimo, BC to Ottawa, Ontario in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2003 we walked for the Red race and in 2004 we walked for the Yellow race. In 2005 we walked for the Black race. This year, 2006 is our last year and we are walking for the white race. This will complete our circle.

In 2006 our walk will be a RELAY walk, starting in Sydney, Nova Scotia on March 14, 2006 and ending at the Parliament Buildings iin Victoria, B.C. on June 21, 2006.

Our objective is to raise awareness on the tragic problem of youth suicide on our reserves and in our communities across Canada. In 2004, these youth carried their message to at least 50 reserves across Canada. We spoke at junior high schools, high schools, juvenile detention centres and Friendship Centres, and we spoke to over fifty chiefs across the nation. We were on radio and television broadcasts, including A.P.T.N. and in newspapers across Canada. We even went into caucus in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

News Release - March 14, 2006: Adobe PDF or Word Document

Letter from the LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (2005)