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Across Canada: local man cycles in memory of brother
Laura Broadley
Postmedia Network
It's going to be a long couple of
months for Chad Robertson. By
day he'll be riding his bicycle, by
night he'll be sleeping in a tent.
Everything he needs to survive
will be strapped to his body or his
bike.
Robertson is donning a helmet
and hopping on his bicycle to
raise money for the Canadian
Mental Health Association in
memory of his brother Shane, who
died last November. At 27 Shane
took his own life after struggling
with addiction and mental health
issues.
The fundraiser, which is called
"Ride for Hope" will see Robertson,
who lives in Belmont, ride across
Canada.
The journey will start on July 2 at
Covent Garden Market in London
and finish around the middle'of
September in Victoria, B.C. The
cross-country trip has been in the
works for a long time.
"Growing up we always had
plans on doing the trip together.
Never really got to do that so I
decided to maybe try to make some
good come out of (the) situation,"
Robertson said.
Robertson's family is fully sup-
portive of Ride for I lope. He works
for the family business, Raw for
Pets in Aylmer, which is one of his
sponsors.
The first stop will be in Grand
Bend, then onto Goderich, up to
Kincardine and the fourth stop will
be in the Bruce Peninsula before
the fifth stop in Tobermory.
After that Robertson will take the
ferry across Lake Huron where
family will drive him to Sault Ste
Marie. From there he will continue
his journey across the Prairies
through to British Columbia.
Robertson, 26, isn't worried
about how he'll physically do the 4,
300 kilometer trip, even though he
isn't an avid cyclist, He's worried
about how he'll be mentally when
the road stretches out long before
him, when he's alone in places he's
never travelled, when he's thinking
about all that's riding on him com-
pleting the journey.
"The distance isn't what I think is
going to be the trouble. I think it's
going to be more mental. Just being
alone out there, new grounds, new
territory," Robertson said.
Right now Robertson isn't think-
ing about the challenges, he's
thinking about his brother and all
the support he's received since he
started.
"Ever since 1 started this cam-
paign for the fundraiser, Ride for
Hope, all the love and support I've
been getting from all of my friends,
family and even just complete
strangers. They support what I'm
doing. That really, really pushes
me," Robertson said.
Robertson has received sponsor-
ship from three local businesses,
but he's still far from reaching his
goal of $100,000.
To follow Robertson's journey or
to donate, visit Ride for Hope's
Facebook page at www.facebook.
com/rideforhopell.
Laura Broadley/Postrneda Network
Chad Robertson will be riding his bicycle across the country to raise money for
the Canadian Mental Health Association in memory of his brother, Shane. Shane
took his own life after struggling for years with addiction and mental health
issues.
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