Mississauga, ON – June 10, 2025 – This past Sunday, June 7th, more than 2,100 community members, sponsors, volunteers and Trillium Health Partners Foundation and hospital staff gathered at Mississauga’s Port Credit Memorial Park to participate in the fifth Hazel McCallion Walk for Health.
The annual walk raises funds for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, the Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children, and the redevelopment of The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre.
With the support of our anonymous donor matching donations up to $250,000, and through your participation and fundraising efforts, this year’s event raised $725,000 to help transform the future of care at Trillium Health Partners.
“Reaching our fifth year is a remarkable milestone, and we are so proud of the community that keeps showing up for The Hazel McCallion Walk for Health,” says Caroline Riseboro, President and CEO of Trillium Health Partners Foundation. “This year, cherished members of our community, staff, volunteers, sponsors and entertainers all joined us in a shared purpose to build Canada’s largest hospital and transform the future of health care in our region. The new hospital will help to reduce wait times by enabling faster diagnosis and treatment and delivering a higher standard of care – fully personalized to fit each patient’s needs and accessible close to home.”
Sunday’s walk drew many familiar faces: G. Wallace returned to emcee, nurse Pamela Marucot sang Canada’s national anthem for the second year in a row, and Z103.5 returned for their fifth consecutive year to provide music throughout Port Credit Memorial Park.
RBC Olympian and celebrated Canadian bobsledder Cynthia Appiah led the pre-walk warmups, and the Burlington Teen Tour Marching Band – Canada’s oldest and largest youth marching band – performed for the crowd before they set off on the 2 km and 5 km walks.
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish, Rudy Cuzzetto, Member of Provincial Parliament, Mississauga-Lakeshore, Trillium Health Partners’ President and CEO Karli Farrow, Trillium Health Partners Foundation’s Senior Vice President of Philanthropy Nicole Lamont, and Sylvia Coughlan, Regional Vice President at RBC also made remarks.
During the post-walk Family Fun Festival, adults and children alike enjoyed delicious food options and a variety of family-friendly activities, like the talented SuperDogs, a skateboarding area from CJ’s SKATEPARK, a performance from fire, glow, and hoop artists Hoop You, inflatable bouncers, face painting, a colouring contest, music and more.
Marketplace vendors included: BioPed Footcare, Village Of Erin Meadows, CareHop, Parkland on the Glen, Constitution Place Retirement Community, WOW! mobile boutique, ine+nutrition, Cooksmart, Peak Form Physiotherapy, TAC Sports, One Health Clubs, Revival Dance Company, Walden Circle Retirement, Prosper Elite (World System Builders), Boston Scientific, Nurse Next Door, Port Credit Physio and Rehab, Athletes Care, Volvo, Maple Leaf Foods, Body Kinetix Health & Wellness.
This event is made possible through the generous support of businesses and organizations including: RBC (presenting sponsor), CIBC, Maple Leaf Foods, Longo’s, Sun Life, Volvo, Sabourin Family Foundation, Rabba Fine Foods, Port Credit Community Foundation, WOW! mobile boutique, Northpine Foundation, Spectrum, BMO, Port Credit BIA, Cardinal Meats, Maple Lodge Farms, No Frills, Pizza Pizza, Square One, Tim Hortons, The Printing House and Burnbrae Farms.
About The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital
Trillium Health Partners serves a community that is expected to grow by a staggering 45% - from 2.2 million to 3.2 million by 2041.
The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, upon completion, will provide more beds in all-private rooms, more operating rooms, shorter wait times, and the largest Emergency Department in Canada.
About the Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children
The Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children will offer Mississauga’s first purpose-built mental health inpatient beds for children and youth, comprehensive reproductive and paediatric services, and one of Ontario’s largest neonatal intensive care units.
About The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre
The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre will expand access to leading-edge rehabilitation and complex continuing care through bright therapy spaces, dedicated group and outdoor therapy areas, advanced digital technology, modern facilities, and 100% private rooms.
About Trillium Health Partners Foundation
Trillium Health Partners Foundation is dedicated to raising the critical funds needed to address the highest priority needs of Trillium Health Partners, the largest community-based hospital network in Canada. For more information, please visit trilliumgiving.ca.
About Trillium Health Partners
Trillium Health Partners is the largest community-based hospital network in Canada. Comprised of Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities. Trillium Health Partners is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and home of the Institute for Better Health. For more information, please visit thp.ca.
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Laura Gambino
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Trillium Health Partners Foundation
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