Wednesday Oliver Legion BBQ at 12 noon to 1pm – March along highway has been cancelled for safety reasons.

The Oliver legion has the privilege of hosting Kate MacEachren, a Canadian veteran who is doing leg 3 of her cross Canada walk to raise awareness for veterans and first responders with PTSD.

Kate and her team plan to leave their scheduled route and make a diversion to Oliver, where the legion will hold a fund raising BBQ and host Kate for a reception/meet and greet

Earlier story on CBC

April 29

Kate MacEachern, a former soldier who has taken up the cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) support and awareness through a series of fundraising walks, is set to begin her longest trek yet — a walk from Nipawin, Sask. to Chilliwack.

She hopes to complete the 2,700 kilometre journey in three months.

MacEachern has dedicated her walks, including the 2015 trek to Chilliwack, to raising awareness of PTSD.

She has known adversity in her own life. In 2007 she suffered serious injuries to her spinal cord and brain after a bad fall. Although the initial prognosis from doctors was grim, MacEachern was walking within days of the accident.

For the 2015 walk, MacEachern is teaming up with another group that provides therapy horses to help people dealing with PTSD.

Her campaign is called The Long Way Home.