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Today started off with meeting Constable Phil Breedon of the Fredericton Police Force. Constable Breedon escorted the team through the busy streets to City Hall where we were met by Fredericton’s long time Mayor, His Worship Brad Woodside.

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A great piece from the Bugle Observer in Woodstock about Cycle to Walk’s first week in New Brunswick.

A young Yukon man on a quest to eradicate polio found plenty of support on his journey through the Upper St. John River Valley last weekend.

As they hit New Brunswick to begin the final leg of the coast-to-coast trek, Remesh Ferris and his Cycle to Walk team discovered many welcoming arms along the Upper Valley.

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Today was all about teamwork: we divided and conquered! Bertha and John were my supports out on the road while Doug and Kip promoted the campaign at the FREX Exhibition in Fredericton. Chris, as usual, was busy sending out email messages and leaving voice mails to various media outlets so they would be ready for Cycle to Walk first thing after the long weekend.

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Here’s a piece from Novanewsnow.com about Cycle to Walk’s upcoming visit to Kentville, Nova Scotia on September 7.

Ann Lockhart of the New Minas Sunrise Rotary Club says Ferris is tentatively scheduled to arrive at the Wandlyn Inn, Coldbrook off Highway 101 at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7.

After he is greeted, she said, local cyclists and runners are invited to travel with him to downtown Kentville. Lockhart expects he will complete the square and head for Memorial Park and some speeches.

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This morning we drove ahead of the route to be welcomed by The Right Reverend Dr. Claude Miller, The Very Reverend Keith Joyce and members of Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton. It was wonderful to be able to speak at church today, as the church encompasses so many people from within the community. Today the team was able to connect with polio survivors, Rotarians, church leaders, young people thirsty to learn more about polio, and older people who recalled living in fear of polio during those dreadful days of 1950s.

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We’re staying in lovely Florenceville, New Brunswick – French Fry Capital of the World. The team learned much about the history of potatoes this afternoon when our guide Alex toured us through the nearby Potato World museum. After the tour, I delivered a Cycle to Walk presentation to visitors and guests – including Allison McCain, Chairman of McCain Foods Limited, his wife Clare, and two Directors of the Harrison McCain Foundation, Steve Appleby and Marilyn Strong.

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