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Kidney Walk coming up Sunday in Boitanio Park

The Williams Lake Kidney Walk takes place this Sunday, Sept. 27 in Boitanio Park.

The Williams Lake Kidney Walk takes place this Sunday,  Sept. 27 in Boitanio Park.

Registration is at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m.

People can also register for the walk at kidneywalkbc.ca.

Since 2008, the Kidney Walk campaign has raised more than $1.3 million for kidney patients in B.C., reports the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC and Yukon Branch. This year the branch’s goal is to raise $450,000.

Kidney disease affects one in 10 Canadians and has no cure, the foundation reports.

More than 500 people in B.C. are currently on the organ transplant waitlist.