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Halifax Lower Sackville

Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Halifax

195 Walkers|27 Teams|23 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 28, 2026 - across the country, close to home!

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About Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Halifax

Be a Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Hero on the Coldest Night of the Year

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When the cold winds blow and the nights grow long, our neighbours need heroes: people like you who care enough to walk, give, and make a difference.


By joining Souls Harbour for the Coldest Night of the Year walk, you help provide real hope to people in your own backyard. With the cost of housing and groceries at an all-time high, more Nova Scotians are turning to Souls Harbour every day. Together, we serve over 1,000 hot meals a day and shelter about 100 people each night across Nova Scotia.


For 15 years, Souls Harbour Rescue Mission has been meeting urgent needs with food, clothing, and shelter. And it’s only possible because of community heroes like you. From Halifax to Yarmouth, Bridgewater to Sydney, your steps help keep doors open, lights on, and hearts warm.


This winter, walk with us. Give where you live.


Because when you do, someone eats, someone sleeps safely, and someone starts to believe in hope again.

Halifax Lower Sackville Scoreboard

Are you thrashing the competition (for a good cause)? Find out here! Stats are updated every 15 minutes. See how you stack up on the national scoreboard >

Teams
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Skyline_Nova Scotia

Colleen Hynes

6

8,250.00

2

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

Caroline Flinn

14

4,535.00

3

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

Gloria Piercey

8

3,019.00

4

Fearless Few

Nancy Ohsberg

9

2,855.00

5

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

Laura Hynes

13

2,550.00

6

Community Bible Church

Miriam Rostek

19

2,360.00

7

Souls Harbour Heroes

Gregory Martell

2

2,250.00

8

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

Deepak Prasad

18

1,900.00

9

Team Chicken Nugget

Karen Knowles

6

1,760.00

10

WinterWalkers

Mary Jane Copps

5

1,751.77

11

Mission Possible

Marie Hayes

8

1,688.00

12

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

Karen McGrath

6

1,480.00

13

CNOY with the CEO (Michelle Porter)

Michelle Porter

3

1,382.00

14

Dartmouth Drop In Walkers

Miro Rak

2

1,271.00

15

King's for Kindness

Kelsey Hughes

11

860.00

16

New Life Church Hatchet Lake

Darren Millett

3

750.00

17

Value & Evidence - East Coast Halifax Hub

Amanda Griffin

6

655.00

18

CPA Cheetahs

Millie Madden

14

575.00

19

Donnadent

Donna d'Entremont

3

525.00

20

Lightening Birds

Carla Bright-Dickinson

1

470.00

21

CIBC

Raelynn Heath-Bilgrami

8

459.10

22

IBM Atlantic Innovators

Mike Sphair

8

450.00

23

Northwest Rotarians

Tom McCaughey

2

430.00

24

Faith Fighters

Hannah Davis

2

300.00

25

Morning Calm Walkers

Wooseok Jun

3

150.00

26

iShine All the Time

Andy Shang

1

50.00

27

Starcevic Family

Victoria Starcevic

1

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Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Colleen Hynes

Skyline_Nova Scotia

11

8,025.00

2

Gregory Martell

Souls Harbour Heroes

23

1,700.00

3

Dave Foley

16

1,325.00

4

Charles Plant

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

14

1,050.00

5

John Wambolt

Fearless Few

4

800.00

6

Tara Embrett Plant

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

13

800.00

7

Angela Romain

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

12

781.00

8

Mary Jane Copps

WinterWalkers

14

776.77

9

Miro Rak

Dartmouth Drop In Walkers

12

771.00

10

Laura Hynes

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

11

720.00

11

Megan Reid

11

635.00

12

Karen Knowles

Team Chicken Nugget

11

575.00

13

Marie Hayes

Mission Possible

10

543.00

14

Karen McGrath

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

11

510.00

15

Michelle Porter

CNOY with the CEO (Michelle Porter)

1

505.00

16

Jim Lush

Souls Harbour Heroes

7

500.00

17

Wayne Nickerson

Dartmouth Drop In Walkers

5

500.00

18

Carla Bright-Dickinson

Lightening Birds

19

470.00

19

Amanda Griffin

Value & Evidence - East Coast Halifax Hub

6

430.00

20

Laura Sutherland

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

7

420.00

21

Nancy Ohsberg

Fearless Few

6

410.00

22

Miriam Rostek

Community Bible Church

3

400.00

23

Maureen Nowlan

WinterWalkers

5

400.00

24

Deirdre Meagher

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

4

395.00

25

Debbie Pittman-Brennan

12

385.00

26

Janise Davidson

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

5

375.00

27

Caroline Flinn

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

6

365.00

28

Dianne Cox

Fearless Few

3

350.00

29

Jude Abbey

CNOY with the CEO (Michelle Porter)

2

350.00

30

Kenneth McManaman

Mission Possible

5

340.00

31

Millie Madden

CPA Cheetahs

8

325.00

32

Doris Verge

13

320.00

33

Izzy Fletcher Morehouse

Team Chicken Nugget

8

310.00

34

Lexie Morehouse

Team Chicken Nugget

8

310.00

35

Dianne Forshner

King's for Kindness

3

300.00

36

Gloria Piercey

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

4

300.00

37

Stephanie Young

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

2

300.00

38

Christine MacEachen

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

3

295.00

39

Mike Sphair

IBM Atlantic Innovators

2

275.00

40

Hayes Harrison

Mission Possible

5

275.00

41

Lorraine DeLuca

WinterWalkers

6

275.00

42

Carrie Ramsay

Community Bible Church

4

275.00

43

Loretta French

8

270.00

44

Raelynn Heath-Bilgrami

CIBC

2

264.10

45

Blain King

King's for Kindness

1

250.00

46

Deepak Prasad

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

3

250.00

47

Lucius Harmony

Fearless Few

1

250.00

48

Geri Woudstra

Community Bible Church

3

250.00

49

Becky Norman

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

3

250.00

50

Sarah Connors

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

3

243.00

51

Jad BouChahine

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

2

230.00

52

Julie Stewart

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

2

225.00

53

Carolyn Derrah-Murphy

Fearless Few

3

225.00

54

Lily Flinn

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

4

225.00

55

Jack Flinn

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

5

225.00

56

Lisa Rand

Fearless Few

3

225.00

57

Rebecca Richard

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

3

225.00

58

Lise Giffin

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

4

220.00

59

Sonya Beeler

Community Bible Church

2

200.00

60

Donna Scotten

WinterWalkers

1

200.00

61

Jason Flinn

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

3

200.00

62

Charlie Flinn

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

5

200.00

63

Donna d'Entremont

Donnadent

4

200.00

64

Melissa Copeland

Community Bible Church

2

200.00

65

Corey Knowles

Team Chicken Nugget

5

190.00

66

Julie Carson

Cold Hands Warm Hearts

4

175.00

67

Jade Surette

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

3

175.00

68

Jeannine Theriault

CNOY with the CEO (Michelle Porter)

2

175.00

69

Tom McCaughey

Northwest Rotarians

4

170.00

70

Anthony Powell

CIBC

4

170.00

71

Jackson Knowles

Team Chicken Nugget

6

165.00

72

Shirley McCaughey

Northwest Rotarians

4

160.00

73

Ganna Romanenko

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

150.00

74

Maia Whitehouse-Rocks

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

150.00

75

DYLAN HARRISON

Mission Possible

1

150.00

76

matthew rocks

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

150.00

77

Robyn Vogels

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

150.00

78

Lisa Fougere

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

2

150.00

79

Michelle King

King's for Kindness

1

150.00

80

Ana Bodington

Faith Fighters

2

150.00

81

Stephen Rand

Fearless Few

1

150.00

82

Laura Minard

Mission Possible

2

150.00

83

Ida Armstrong-whitehouse

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

2

150.00

84

John Duff

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

2

150.00

85

Hannah Davis

Faith Fighters

3

150.00

86

Nicholas Down

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

1

150.00

87

Hope Knowles

Team Chicken Nugget

5

140.00

88

Tara Kelly

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

3

130.00

89

Remy rocks

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

2

125.00

90

Karen Scotland

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

3

120.00

91

Deborah Hobrecker

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

1

100.00

92

Glenda Lush

1

100.00

93

Wendy Coote

Community Bible Church

1

100.00

94

Swetha Sangeetha

IBM Atlantic Innovators

1

100.00

95

Randy Murphy

Fearless Few

1

100.00

96

James BouChahine

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

2

100.00

97

Josh BouChahine

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

2

100.00

98

Wooseok Jun

Morning Calm Walkers

1

100.00

99

Lise Davis

Community Bible Church

1

100.00

100

Arleigh Hood

WinterWalkers

2

100.00

101

Caroline Chenard

Mission Possible

1

100.00

102

Darren Millett

New Life Church Hatchet Lake

1

100.00

103

Emilee Vaters

CPA Cheetahs

1

100.00

104

Xavier Hamonic

Mission Possible

1

100.00

105

Sophie Dicks

CPA Cheetahs

1

100.00

106

Jane Gillis

Thursday Morning Sexy Sorters & Co.

1

100.00

107

Mirian Quispe Sotelo

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

75.00

108

Dashiell Rocks

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

75.00

109

Ophelia Rocks

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

75.00

110

Devon Forshner

King's for Kindness

2

75.00

111

Blessy Binoy

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

112

Karlee Facey

CPA Cheetahs

1

50.00

113

Reilly Lapierre

IBM Atlantic Innovators

1

50.00

114

Alanna MacDonald

Value & Evidence - East Coast Halifax Hub

1

50.00

115

Gordon Woodworth

Donnadent

1

50.00

116

Courtney Donovan

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

117

Donald Ubah

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

118

Janet Fortune-Woodworth

Donnadent

1

50.00

119

Jenna Devine

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

120

Janet Dickie Dickie

Community Bible Church

1

50.00

121

Michael Beh

Value & Evidence - East Coast Halifax Hub

1

50.00

122

Megan Foran

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

123

Lynden Morrison

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

50.00

124

Martin Bull

Community Bible Church

1

50.00

125

Jake Earle

King's for Kindness

1

50.00

126

Jamie MacArthur

Birch Cove Baptist Church Walking Pals

1

50.00

127

Ronald Dumapit

Skyline_Nova Scotia

1

50.00

128

Kathy-June Colwell

Community Bible Church

1

50.00

129

Samantha Lord

1

50.00

130

Dave Vernon

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

131

Andrew Vogels

Lindsay Construction - Dartmouth

1

50.00

132

Allison Gilby

Mission Possible

1

30.00

133

Gillian Langille

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

25.00

134

Kelsey Hughes

King's for Kindness

1

25.00

135

Amanda Brown

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

1

25.00

136

David Thompson

Community Bible Church

1

20.00

137

Debbie Shea

Community Bible Church

1

20.00

138

Bonita Stairs

Community Bible Church

1

20.00

139

Melissa Jardine

King's for Kindness

1

10.00

140

Andy Shang

iShine All the Time

141

Gregory Martell

142

Billy Gillis

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

143

DT Dineshkumar

CPA Cheetahs

144

Marc Johnson

CPA Cheetahs

145

June Marshall

Community Bible Church

146

Nauman Sajid

CIBC

147

Lucas Peitl Martins Dos Santos

CPA Cheetahs

148

eliza moura

CPA Cheetahs

149

Cloe Collier

King's for Kindness

150

Kevin Crowell

Skyline_Nova Scotia

151

Ian Leger

King's for Kindness

152

Madison Schneider

King's for Kindness

153

Chandrakanth T

IBM Atlantic Innovators

154

Hassan Hasan

IBM Atlantic Innovators

155

Jennifer MacDonnell

156

Mahla Mirnia

CIBC

157

Davi Peitl

CPA Cheetahs

158

Thejani Hettige

IBM Atlantic Innovators

159

Mia Logan

CPA Cheetahs

160

Carlo Chingkiat

CIBC

161

Kortney Foley

IBM Atlantic Innovators

162

Peggy Power

163

Holly Williams

CIBC

164

Patti Greenlaw

CIBC

165

piyush Bhanushali

Skyline_Nova Scotia

166

Sarah Organ

Value & Evidence - East Coast Halifax Hub

167

Stella Read

Fearless Few

168

Ryan Young

Skyline_Nova Scotia

169

Peter Panagopoulos Panagopoulos

Skyline_Nova Scotia

170

Brittany Cann

CIBC

171

Allie Hopkins

Community Bible Church

172

Paul Power

173

Brea Sampson

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment

174

Noam Pischanker

CPA Cheetahs

175

Emily Thomas

CPA Cheetahs

176

Sophia Vilardi

CPA Cheetahs

177

Payton AuCoin

CPA Cheetahs

178

Victoria Starcevic

Starcevic Family

179

Janet Dickie

Community Bible Church

180

Helen Blanchard

New Life Church Hatchet Lake

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 28, 2026!

Start/Finish Google Map

222 Sackville Dr, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2R4

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in
  • 4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Thank You! See you in 2027!

Not able to join us in person at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and walk offsite with friends and family.

Route Details

  • Route Distances: Check out the maps below to see where we will be walking.
  • Rest stop: Keep an eye out for opportunities to rest and refresh with yummy snacks along the route.
  • Signage: Routes will be well-signed with our bold blue CNOY signs.
  • Route Support: Route marshals, rest stop hosts, and support vehicle drivers provide support along the route.
  • Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
  • No Pets: We love our little furballs like you do, but pets are not permitted at the Coldest Night of the Year except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >

Check-In

  • All walkers participating at the Main Event on Saturday, February 28, 2026 must check-in upon arrival.
  • Toques! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a CNOY toque as a thank you on event day, while supplies last.
  • Offsite fundraising walkers can contact their local event director to arrange toque pickup the week of the event.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Handling Money

  • Credit Card: The Best Option! Simple, secure, automatically tax receipted for gifts of $20+. Visit the Donate page, share your personal page link, or have your donor call the CNOY Head Office.
  • Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to Coldest Night of the Year with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to CNOY Head Office along with your completed pledge form.
  • Cash: You have 2 options:
  • 1. Login to FundHub, click “Enter $$ and Cheques,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...
  • 2. Write a cheque (made out to “Coldest Night of the Year”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the CNOY Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.

Waivers

All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.

  • Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.
  • Youth/Children under the age of majority need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.
  • An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before CNOY Day.
  • Waivers will also be available at check-in on CNOY Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

  • A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)
  • Good waterproof shoes/boots for walking
  • Warm coat and mitts/gloves
  • Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities
  • Your own water bottle
  • A passion for the charity you're walking and fundraising for!

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Halifax Lower Sackville Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2025 CNOY Photos

Here's a collection of our favorite photos from CNOY 2025. Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Halifax Lower Sackville 2026

The CNOY Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email halifaxlowersackville@cnoy.org

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
info@cnoy.org | 1.877.743.3413