The annual Cornwall Walk for Alzheimer‘s will return to the Benson Centre on May 30, 2026, as the community gathers to raise funds for local dementia support services.
Organizers are inviting residents to participate in this year’s event with the goal of surpassing the $54,354.25 total raised during the 2025 walk. All money collected from the event stays within the Alzheimer Society of Cornwall and District, which provides care and programs for more than 4,000 people living with dementia across Cornwall, the Akwesasne community, and the five eastern counties of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott, and Russell.
Since 2018, the local walk has raised a cumulative total of $206,000. Participants are encouraged to complete 4,000 steps during the event to show support for the thousands of individuals in the district currently living with the disease.
The event is part of a national effort supported by IG Wealth Management, which has served as the title sponsor for nine years. Across Canada, there are 771,939 people living with dementia, with 414 new diagnoses occurring every day. Projections indicate that the number of cases in Ontario will increase by 202 per cent between 2020 and 2050.
Last year, the Cornwall walk saw 125 registrants, marking its largest turnout since before the pandemic. Organizers hope to build on that momentum this May to continue funding local essential care services.
