Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk arrives in Nova Scotia on Monday on the road to a stigma-free Canada

Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk arrives in Nova Scotia on Monday on the road to a stigma-free Canada


Setting out from Charlottetown, PEI on Monday morning, Clara Hughes
brings the mental health message to Truro, NS and then on to Halifax,
New Glasgow, Port Hawkesbury and Sydney



CHARLOTTETOWN, April 13, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On Monday morning, six-time
Olympic medalist and Bell Let's Talk national spokesperson Clara Hughes
arrives in Nova Scotia to spend the week bringing the mental health
message to communities around the province.



Today, Clara is in Charlottetown on Day 31 of her Big Ride for Bell
Let's Talk, the unprecedented 110-day, 12,000-kilometre bike journey
around Canada to achieve a nation free of the stigma around mental
illness.



"I'm really looking forward to meeting people in Nova Scotia to share
our mental health stories and talk about how we can all contribute to
making Canada stigma-free," said Clara. "I've been truly inspired by
the people I've met at school events and community gatherings in
Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and most recently in Prince Edward
Island and would like to thank everyone here in Charlottetown so much
for their warm welcome."



As part of her visit to Charlottetown, Clara will attend the Canadian
Mental Health Association's Spring Gala tonight at the Delta
Charlottetown, 18 Queen Street at 6:30 pm.


Clara's Big Ride in Nova Scotia

Clara will visit the following communities during her Ride through Nova
Scotia:



Truro - April 14 to 15

Halifax - April 15 to 16

New Glasgow - April 16 to 17

Port Hawkesbury - April 17 to 18

Sydney - April 18



Clara will start each day of the Big Ride in Nova Scotia with
presentations at schools and other community events organized by local
Community Champions. More details on daily events and the Big Ride
Community Champions can be found at Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide.



"We thank our Community Champions in Nova Scotia and across Canada for
their leadership and hard work in helping to make their communities
stigma free," said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let's Talk. "With the
support of our partners across Canada, Clara's Big Ride is growing
awareness, acceptance and action in communities at the grassroots
level."


Share in Clara's Big Ride

Clara's Big Ride for Bell Let's Talk began on March 14 and will cover
12,000 kilometres through every province and territory before
concluding in Ottawa on Canada Day, July 1. Everyone can participate in
the Ride through community events and social media. Please visit Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide or follow the latest Ride news on Twitter at @Bell_LetsTalk or on Facebook at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk.



Clara's Big Ride is powered by our National Partners - Aimia, BMO,
Canadian Tire, Cisco, Lundbeck, President's Choice and Samsung - who
are providing significant support for the Ride. For more information,
please visit Bell.ca/ClarasBigRide/Partners.


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 Clara's
Big Ride, 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

Bell Canada

CONTACT: Media inquiries: Jacqueline Michelis
Bell Media Relations
613 785-1427
jacqueline.michelis@bell.ca Christine Manore
Bell Aliant
Corporate Affairs
506 859-3171
christine.manore@bellaliant.ca


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