The 20th annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Run (NPOMR) “Run to Remember” is underway and participants will be running through eastern Ontario over the next three days. Runners will be travelling along Highway 2 on Thursday, through Trenton, Belleville, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Napanee, Kingston, Gananoque and Brockville.
In 2005, 24 members of the Peel Regional Police Pacers Running Team ran a total distance of 460 kilometres in a relay from Toronto to Ottawa. The run began at the Ontario Police Memorial at Queens Park in Toronto and finished three days later at the National Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to honour those who died in the line of duty. Now, 20 years later, the NPOMR has flourished and has a contingency of over 300 law enforcement professionals representing 30 different agencies across Canada, all who share the same goal of raising awareness for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial, and to pay tribute to those officers who have so bravely and valiantly given their lives in service of their community and their Country.
The memorial run also offers an opportunity for families and participants to reflect on the sacrifices made by these courageous men and women. The NPOMR is privileged to have members of Survivors of Law Enforcement (SOLE) join the runners in their three-day trek to Ottawa. While running alongside officers from across the province, the members of SOLE will also be honouring their loved ones that they have lost and pay tribute to those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice before them.
The route for NPOMR travels through numerous cities and towns over the course of three days. The support displayed by the various communities along the way is overwhelming and genuinely appreciated. The NPOMR Committee invites and encourages everyone within these communities to come out and applaud the dedicated runners and members of SOLE, as the run passes through their city/town.
For a complete route guide please visit www.npomr.org.
