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The CAV Darren Williams Memorial Ride is also a fundraiser for the Rally Point Retreat

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YARMOUTH, NS – The sound of footsteps. The sound of voices. The sound of support.

All aimed at raising awareness about the often sound of silence.

That’s what the family of retired Sgt. Tyson Bowen and organizers and participants of a rucksack march in Yarmouth were hoping for.

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A march through Yarmouth raised some money for veterans.

Saturday’s 15 kilometre ‘Rucksack March’ brought awareness to soldiers suffering from PTSD.

This year it was in honour of the late Sergeant Tyson Bowen, who became an advocate for veterans and mental health.

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YARMOUTH, NS – The rumble of the approaching motorcycles was both a powerful and moving sound.

It represents respect, remembrance and ever-lasting support.

Motorcyclist and veteran Trapper Cane, leaning on a cane to help him walk, in his bellowing, yet soothing, voice, addressed those gathered…

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SABLE RIVER, N.S. — A $75,000 grant from the Nova Scotia Office of Addictions and Mental Health to a non-profit retreat in Sable River, Shelburne County, that helps veterans, retired and current RCMP members, police, paramedics, first responders, and others who suffer from PTSD is ‘a game changer,’ says the organization.

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