Gary’s Walk
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Annual Gary Smith Walk
Gary Smith was a healthy, esteemed athlete in his 50s who was a gold-medal winning basketball player in the World Masters Men’s Basketball League and a player on the Canadian National Men’s Basketball team when he was young. He was also a respected high school basketball coach and high school principal.
For more than a decade, Gary suffered from chronic heartburn and remedied it with non prescription antacids. In December 2005, Gary started suffering from back pain, a symptom that would be diagnosed as esophageal cancer four months later by Dr. Brock Pullen at Royal Columbian Hospital. Sadly, Gary passed away in September 2007 at the age of 60.
We are back on for the walk!! On Sunday April 30th 2023, we will be in the parking lot at Minnekhada Regional Park from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Hope to see you there!
We encourage you to post a pictures to Gary’s Walk Facebook page or on Twitter @GarysWalk or Instagram info@garyswalk.ca of any moments taken on the walk.
#Garyswalk2023
Donating to Gary’s walk is the same, just use the Donate Now link. Since April 2010, supporters of Gary’s Walk have helped raise more than $127,000 in support of the Gary Smith Esophageal Fund.
In 2021, Royal Columbian Hospital purchased an Olympus ESG300 with the generosity of Gary’s Walk supporters.
For more information on Gary’s Walk, please visit: https://garyswalk.ca/
Contact Us
To learn more about how you can support
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, please contact 604.520.4438