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Hike for Hospice raises funds for palliative care in Williams Lake

The annual Hike for Hospice fundraiser and Family Fun Day at Scout Island was a great success.
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Williams Lake Coun. Sue Zacharias (from left), Williams Lake Hospice Society executive director Kathie Vilkas, Scout Island Nature Centre board of director Ray Hornby and Williams Lake Hospice Society volunteer service co-ordinator Daphne Johnson cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new trail at Scout Island. (Greg Sabatino photo)

The annual Hike for Hospice fundraiser and Family Fun Day Sunday at Scout Island was, by all accounts, a great success.

Williams Lake Hospice Society staff and volunteers joined families, individuals and groups to officially open the boardwalk Willow Trail at Scout Island.

Funds raised through the hike will stay in the community to ensure more receive the end-of-life care they wish for.

The hike is the largest single-day hospice palliative care fundraising awareness activity in Canada and takes place in more than 100 communities throughout the country.

Here, Williams Lake Coun. Sue Zacharias (from left), Williams Lake Hospice Society executive director Kathie Vilkas, Scout Island Nature Centre board of director Ray Hornby and Williams Lake Hospice Society volunteer service co-ordinator Daphne Johnson cut the ribbon for the official Willow Trail opening.