TORONTO, March 12, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On March 14, Clara
Hughes sets out from Toronto on Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's
Talk, a 12,000 kilometre journey around Canada to grow the
conversation about mental health on the road to a stigma-free
Canada.
Clara's Big Ride kicks off with a launch event in Toronto's Maple
Leaf Square as the six-time Olympian begins pedalling her
way around Canada before finishing her 110-day journey on
Parliament Hill in Ottawa on
Canada Day.
| What: |
Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk launch
event |
| When: |
Friday, March 14, 12 noon to 12:45 pm
Clara will be available for media interviews at 10:45 am
Photos at 12:30 pm |
| Who: |
Clara Hughes, Bell Let's Talk national
spokesperson
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport
Lisa LaFlamme, Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor, CTV
News
Mary Deacon, Chair, Bell Let's Talk |
| Where:
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Maple Leaf Square
West side of the Air Canada Centre
Clara will lead a group of cyclists from Maple Leaf Square to the
Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) before riding more than 75
kilometres
to Hamilton as part of Day 1 of Clara's Big Ride |
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About Clara's Big Ride
Canada's six-time cycling and speed-skating Olympic medallist
Clara Hughes will complete a 110-day
bicycle journey around Canada supporting local mental health
initiatives by community groups, schools and other local
organizations in every province and territory. Clara's Big Ride for
Bell Let's Talk will cover 12,000 kilometres and visit 95 Canadian
communities. For more information, please visit
Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
consumers and business customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home
phone and business communications services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio
and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.
Bell Let's Talk
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is a national
charitable program that promotes Canadian mental health across
Canada with the Bell Let's Talk Day anti-stigma campaign and
significant funding for community care, research and workplace best
practices. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada