{"id":17975,"date":"2020-11-11T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T18:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=17975"},"modified":"2020-11-11T14:30:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T18:30:54","slug":"the-wagon-walk-completes-its-journey-in-enfield-raises-thousands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=17975","title":{"rendered":"The Wagon Walk completes its journey in Enfield, raises thousands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;94&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Halifax university students walked from Portapique to Enfield <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>raising money for N.S. mass shooting victims families <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELMSDALE:<\/strong> When Adrian Delli Colli heard about the mass shooting in April that ravaged communities from Portapique to Enfield, a 150-kilometre stretch, he knew he wanted to do something to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s when the planning for that \u201csomething\u201d began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turned into The Wagon Walk, with a goal of raising $1,000 initially. However, that total was quickly surpassed as people stopped them along the route giving them cheques, money, and even e-transferring some monetary support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I found out about the shooting, I was taken aback by the distance the gunman was able to travel before they took him out, so I immediately knew I was going to do something with that distance but I didn\u2019t know what yet,\u201d said Delli Colli, a second year Dalhousie University student from New Hampshire. \u201cFrom concept to plan to actually finishing it feels unreal we\u2019ve been able to carry it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6593-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17916\"\/><figcaption>Ireland Thurler and Adrian Delli Colli walked 150-kilometres from Portapique to Enfield on Nov. 5-8 raising thousands for the children of the mass shooting victims and the Portapique build up fund. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money is all going to educational scholarships overseen by the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society and the Portapique Community Build Up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delli Colli, taking Recreation Management, and friend and fellow Dal student Ireland Thurler, 19, from Ontario, began the walk on Nov. 5 at the community hall in Portapique and walked the next four days until they reached the East Hants RCMP detachment in Enfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wagon they pulled behind them was tulip bulbs for each of the 23 victims, including the unborn Baby Beaton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two stayed on Nov. 7 at the Stewiacke Fire Hall after being escorted along the road from Brookfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning, the final day of their journey, they began in Stewiacke, being escorted by Stewiacke fire from there through to Shubenacadie and Milford where fire fighters from Milford, Lantz and Elmsdale met them, taking them the remainder of the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wagon Walk in Milford\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3zKCuGbeqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Wagon Walk passes Milford Lions Park in Milford escorted by fire department vehicles from Milford, Elmsdale, and Lantz. They get a honk of support from this Enfield RCMP cruiser. (Healey video)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;96&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Shubenacadie the two and their friends walked past the spot where RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson and Good Samaritan Joey Webber lost their lives near Rex McCoul Park. They stopped there and made a short presentation to a few and were joined by a dog that was injured when its owner was killed nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three firefighters from Elmsdale and Lantz donned their fire bunker gear and walked with the two and their throng of friends the rest of the five kilometre journey to the RCMP detachment, where Const. Heidi Stevenson, who was among the 22 victims, worked. During the last stretch, the group passed in front of the home of retired Elmsdale firefighter Tom Bagley, who was also one of the victims in the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurler and Delli Colli spoke to The Laker News near the cenotaph in Elmsdale as their friends kept going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNova Scotia Strong is three words that matter to all of us,\u201d said Delli Colli. \u201cIt\u2019s not about where you\u2019re from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6555-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17912\"\/><figcaption>The Wagon Walk passes by the United Church in Milford, with firefighters from Milford walking with them. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/123568299_658032021553196_1418711908271933685_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17909\"\/><figcaption>Firefighters doing the last leg of the Wagon Walk pass the Enfield Fire Department and Enfield Esso on Nov. 8. (Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurler spoke about what it was like walking for the victim\u2019s families from the worst mass shooting in Canadian modern history and the Portapique build up fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been so inspiring, seeing all the people along the way, having the families of the victims stop us and say how much they support us and that they love what we\u2019re doing,\u201d said Thurler. \u201cThat\u2019s just been the coolest part. It\u2019s been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said with five kilometres to go, the two were very much hurting but run off shear emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re running off adrenaline right now,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not feeling anything yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see tonight how we feel,\u201d chimed in Delli Colli. \u201cEvery honk every 30 seconds or so, people running out on their lawns, pulling over their cars just to donate keeps us going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what has got us through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the questions answered from The Laker News, the two were able to walk at a good pace to catch up to the rest of the group, which had stopped for a short break at the Elmsdale Fire Department, before continuing to the Enfield RCMP detachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the detachment, there was a short event and the long four day walk in honour of those killed during the worst mass shooting in Canadian modern history concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/123959797_677404619817806_6825557805934883546_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17911\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\"\/><figcaption>Enfield Fire and the East Hants RCMP were out in Enfield showing support for The Wagon Walk as it came through the community. 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