The Province | Aga Khan’s Vancouver walk raises $2 million for global poverty fight

vancouver partnership walkThousands of Vancouver residents gathered at Stanley Park Sunday to take part in the 25th-annual World Partnership Walk.

Nearly 10,000 participants walked five-kilometres to raise $2 million for the Aga Khan Foundation Canada which sends proceeds to help development and education programs in villages in Asia and Africa. Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were among the thousands of participants who gathered at Lumberman’s Arch at 11 a.m.

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