Night Light Walk Toronto in support of local shelters set for this Thursday in the Beach

The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation’s Night Light Walk Toronto will take place this Thursday in the Beach.

The third annual walk through the Beach neighbourhood and along the Boardwalk is slated for the night of Thursday, Oct. 22.

The three-kilometre walk begins and ends at Kew Gardens on Queen Street East. It will travel through the Beach neighbourhood including Glen Manor Park, Ivan Forrest Gardens and along the Boardwalk.

The Night Light Walk in the Beach is the only one that takes place in Toronto and it is organized by Royal LePage Estate Realty.

Held in a number of Canadian communities each year, the Night Light Walk helps women and children experiencing domestic violence. The Beach walk will be raising funds for the Red Door Family Shelter and Nellie’s shelter, both of which are located in East Toronto.

Chris Dunlop, Owner and Broker of Record for Royal LePage Estate Realty, said the support of the entire East Toronto community has made the walk in the Beach an overwhelming success when it comes to raising both money and awareness.

The fundraising goal for this year’s Night Light Walk in the Beach is $60,000. The first walk in 2024 raised more than $56,000, and the 2025 walk raised $58,000.

Dunlop said raising funds is a key objective of the walk, but bringing community members together to discuss the issue of domestic violence is also of vital importance.

The walk has a number of symbolic moments along the route, including the crossing of the Glen Manor Bridge and also a memorial of lights in the shape of a heart placed on the beach in front of the Leuty Lifeguard Station.

Dunlop said the memorial is a place where many stop to think of those they have known who have been victims of domestic violence.

This year’s Royal LePage Shelter Foundation Night Light Walk Toronto is slated to begin in Kew Gardens this Thursday night at 6:15 p.m.

For information on how to register to take part, make a donation, become a sponsor or help out on the night as a volunteer, please go to https://shelterfoundation.akaraisin.com/ui/NightLightWalk/g/50709