Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk for suicide prevention raises over $20K

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“I believe the walk helped my grandma mourn my brother,” she said, adding she hopes the walk reduces stigma surrounding mental illness and encourages more people to talk about suicide or see a counsellor when they need help.

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Sylvia lived in Meota and died from breast cancer at the age of 64 on Aug. 23. Her funeral was held on Aug. 27 in Vawn. Memorial donations will be directed to the walk.

Cody Duhaime’s grandmother Sylvia Duhaime helped spearhead the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk. She died from cancer in August. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

The memorial walk, now in its third year, is to remember Cody, who died by suicide in 2015 at the age of 19 while attending college in the U.S.

The walk raised about $20,200. In 2018, it brought in closer to $23,000 but Cody’s father Keith was satisfied with the outcome.

“We’ll still have to do more work,” Keith said, adding the walk will likely move to North Battleford next year where a larger turnout is anticipated.

The funds raised will be directed toward cancer prevention, mental health programs in local schools and to create scholarships and bursaries.

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angela.brown@jpbg.ca

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