On May 1st, 2018 Jimmy Lefebvre along with his wife Kristie, mom Rita and three young children Dylan (9 daughter), Kallyn (8 son) and Kayden (8 son) left the Trumpeter Village Trailer Park (The home of Jimmy’s parents Rita and Simon Lefebvre) in Grande Prairie, AB and began his 5,716 km Walk across Canada to arrive at The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (his Father’s gravesite) outside of St. Louis, PEI on August 31st (his dad’s 72nd birthday) on foot. The goal, to raise $123,000 for programs and initiatives which raise awareness, provide education and fund treatment for both the physical and mental health of those affected by cancer.
Media has been following their journey, here are a few samples:
August 29 – Cross Canada walker is on the home stretch on P.E.I. – The Journal Pioneer, PEI
August 28 – Man walking across Canada to father’s P.E.I. gravesite – CBC News, PEI
August 28 – Cross-country walk to raise money for cancer research will end at P.E.I. gravesite – Eric McCarthy, The Guardian, NB
August 24 – ‘Your dad’s sort of that hero’: Alberta man walks across Canada in honour of father – Callum Smith, Global News, Moncton, NB
August 22 – Alberta man walking across Canada to end journey at father’s gravesite in PEI – Melissa Heald, piecanada.com
July 27 – Family walking across country to beat cancer stops in Kemptville – Jennifer Westendorp – My Kemptville Now, Kemptville, Ontario
July 26 – Lefebvre Foundation family stops in Perth on journey across Canada – Laurie Weir, InsideOttawaValley.com, Perth, Ontario
July 18 – Alberta man connected to the North, is walking to PEI to raise money for cancer awareness – Linda Holmes, BayToday.ca, North Bay, Ontario
July 18 – Family effort to raise awareness, funds – PJ Wilson, The Nugget
July 17 – Man walking for cancer research to arrive in North Bay Wednesday – Rocco Frangione, MyNorthBayNow, North Bay, Ontario
July 17 – The Lefebvre Foundation: Man taking seven million steps for cancer will walk from North Bay to Quebec in coming weeks – Global News Wire – North Bay
July 11 – Northeastern Portion of a Cross Country Walk for Cancer is Special for an Alberta Family – MyTimminsNow, Timmins, Ontario
July 10 – Can-Survive walk reaches Timmins – By Joshua Santos, The Daily Press
June 9 – City News Winnipeg – Winnipeg, MB
June 4 – 94.7 Star FM – Brandon, MB
May 23 – CJWW Radio – Saskatoon, SK
May 14 – Whitecourt Star – Whitecourt, AB
May 2 – CBC News – Grande Prairie, AB
April 30 – Daily Herald Tribune – Grande Prairie, AB
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