Participants expected to raise $1
million in fundraising for the Scotiabank Charity
Challenge
MONTREAL, QC, April 20, 2017 /CNW/ - Spring temperatures
are upon us and the sunny weather expected over the weekend will
shine over thousands of runners set to take part in the Banque
Scotia 21K de Montréal Running Festival. The running event,
spanning two days for the very first time and featuring two new
distances, will also see participants raising well over a million
dollars for local charities.
Located in Parc Jean Drapeau on
Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, the event will welcome nearly
7,000 runners, a 25% increase this year, who will show up at the
start line of the new 10k and 500m Kids' Run, in addition to the
traditional 5k (Saturday) and 21k (Sunday).
The Banque Scotia 21K is one of the first road races of the
running season, but has also become one of the most important
fundraising events in Montreal
through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge, which raises funds for 79
local charitable organizations and provides direct support in the
community.
The half-marathon will see Ontarian elite runner Dayna Pidhoresky take on the course for the
third time, intent on victory this time, but will be challenged by
local runners Bianca Prémont, who won the race two years ago and
Arianne Raby, winner of the Rock
& Roll Montreal Marathon. On the men's side, the race will be
tight but the one to watch will be David LePorho.
What:
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Banque Scotia 21k
de Montréal Running Festival
Scotiabank Charity
Challenge
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Where:
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Parc Jean-Drapeau,
Complexe aquatique
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When:
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Saturday, April 22
and Sunday, April 23,
2017
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Who:
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7,000 runners and
walkers lace up for the Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal
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Getting
There:
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We strongly recommend
that participants use public transit to get to the run: use the
yellow metro line and get off at Jean-Drapeau station
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Media
Access:
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Media/VIP room
inside the Aquatic Complex
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Key Photography
Times, Saturday:
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9:00 a.m.: 10k
race start
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9:25 a.m.:
First finishers of the 10k race
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11:00 a.m.: 5k
race start
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11:13 a.m.:
First finishers of 5k race
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12:15 p.m.:
Awards ceremony and ceremonial cheque presentation for the
Scotiabank Charity challenge
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12:45 p.m.:
Kid's Run start
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Key Photography
Times, Sunday:
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9:00 a.m.: 21k
start
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10:02 a.m.:
First finishers of the half-marathon
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11:15 a.m.:
Awards ceremony and ceremonial cheque presentation for the
Scotiabank Charity challenge
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Run, walk, pledge or cheer on April
22-23, 2017, for the Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal at
Parc Jean-Drapeau. It's not too late to help raise money for worthy
causes in your community! Share why you race to support your
charity, using #runScotia and #Scotia21kmtl.
For more information about the Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal,
visit:
http://canadarunningseries.com/banque-scotia-de-montreal/
For more information about the Scotiabank Charity
Challenge:
http://canadarunningseries.com/banque-scotia-de-montreal/defi-caritatif/
For a course map:
http://canadarunningseries.com/banque-scotia-de-montreal/renseignements/
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram #SCOTIA21KMTL
#RunScotia #CourseScotia
About Scotiabank
At Scotiabank, we aim to support
organizations that are committed to helping young people reach
their full potential. Young people are our future leaders and
Scotiabank's goal is to help ensure that they have the necessary
skills and resources they need to support their success. Together
with our employees, the Bank supports causes at a grassroots level.
Recognized as a leader for our charitable donations and
philanthropic activities, in 2016, Scotiabank contributed more than
$70 million to help our communities
around the world.
Scotiabank is Canada's
international bank and a leading financial services provider in
North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our
23 million customers become better off through a broad range of
advice, products and services, including personal and commercial
banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and
investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than
88,000 employees and assets of $887
billion (as at January 31,
2017), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges
(NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com
and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.
About Canada Running Series
Canada Running Series is
the nation's premier running circuit with 7 events: 4 in
Toronto, 2 in Vancouver and 1 in Montreal. It annually attracts some
60,000 participants and raises more than $6
million for some 320 mostly-local charities.
The Series includes the IAAF Gold Label Scotiabank Toronto
Waterfront Marathon, and the Athletics Canada National Marathon
Championships. Since 1999, CRS has gained international recognition
for innovation and organization.
We are passionately committed to staging great experiences for
runners of all levels from Canadian Olympians and International
stars, to healthy lifestyle people and charity runners; and to
making sport part of sustainable communities and the city-building
process. Our mission is "building community through the sport
of running." Join us at www.RunCRS.ca
SOURCE Scotiabank