Pokaiks – The Children Commemorative Walk and Gathering 2024

Please join the annual commemorative walk to honor the children lost to the residential school system, the survivors of the residential school system and sixties scoop.

Date: September 30, 2024

Time: 10:00am

Start Location: Eau Claire Park, at the south end of the Peace Bridge (At 7th Street SW along the Bow River Pathways)

End Location: Contemporary Calgary, 701 – 11st SW

Route Details:

  1. Start Location: Eau Claire Park, at the south end of the Peace Bridge (At 7th Street SW along the Bow River Pathways)
  2. End Location: Contemporary Calgary, 701 – 11st SW
  3. Distance: 1.2 km (mostly flat terrain)

Important Information:

  1. We will cross intersections at 5 Ave SW & 11 St SW and 6 Ave & 11 St SW. Please be cautious of tripping, slips, and falls.
  2. If you are walking with children or pets, be aware of bikers and other walkers/runners using the path that day.

We look forward to walking together in remembrance and solidarity, we hope you will join us.