Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with over 90,000 Canadians living with the condition and approximately 12 new diagnoses every day.
MS Canada’s MS Walk is back on Sunday, May 25th, happening across 50 locations nationally, as well as online.The annual event brings friends, families, coworkers, and the local MS (multiple sclerosis) community together to raise funds and awareness. Melissa Brake is the Atlantic ambassador for MS Canada. She says the Walk forms meaningful connections and builds lifelong relationships, which ultimately get us closer to a world free of MS. In Corner Brook, the walk starts at the Legion on West Street and check in is at noon. Opening ceremonies will start at 1 p.m. Brake says funds raised will go towards MS research, support programs, and important advocacy work. She says the National goal this year is $4M and here in Corner Brook, they hope to raise $14K. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with over 90,000 Canadians living with the condition and approximately 12 new diagnoses every day.
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