Participants in YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 IG Wealth Management Walk for AlzheimerSA国际影视传媒檚 laced up their shoes to achieve their goal of raising funds and awareness Saturday.
More than 50 people walked and wheeled from the Baker Centre to the legislative assembly and back under warm, sunny skies and raised more than $10,000 from the Yellowknife area alone, said Shawna Gillis, navigator at the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories, Yellowknife chapter.
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Gillis said it's important to have such an event to create awareness about not only AlzheimerSA国际影视传媒檚 disease, but about the programs available to provide support.
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Across Canada, more than 650,000 people have dementia and that number is increasing rapidly, according to Alzheimer Society research. By 2030, it is expected that nearly one million people will live with the disease.