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113%$34,125Goal: $30,000

New Glasgow

YMCA of Pictou County

123 Walkers|19 Teams|27 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 YMCA of Pictou County

The YMCA Housing Department is a youth housing program through the YMCA of Pictou County in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

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The program offers an emergency shelter (i.e. Stellar House) and a transition house (i.e. Poplar House) for homeless/ precariously-housed youth 16-24 years of age. These programs are operated 24/ 7 by trained staff.


In these programs, homeless/ preciously-housed youth have access to temporary housing, food, clothing, hygiene supplies, shower facilities, Wi-Fi, education and employment support, one-on-one mentorship with trained staff, and financial assistance with health-related needs.


The Stellar House also offers a daily drop-in program for non-residents. In this program, youth have access to the same needs and supports as the Stellar House residents.


The Poplar House provides supporting housing for homeless/ precariously-housed youth. This program serves as an advancement in independent living where youth are responsible for paying monthly rent, buying groceries, preparing meals, and following an education and/ or employment schedule. This program prepares youth for full independent living upon program completion.

New Glasgow Scoreboard

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Teams
Walkers

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

Christine MacKenzie

14

8,303.50

2

Trinity Toques

Julie Hughes

8

7,761.35

3

YMCA of Pictou County

Sean MacLean

11

3,980.30

4

Below Zero Heroes

Eleanor Gordon

6

1,845.00

5

Holy Strollers

Carol alderson

6

1,820.00

6

Town of Westville

Melanie Dash

11

1,435.00

7

Aquatic Lovers

Bonnie MacDonald

6

890.00

8

Rotary Club of New Glasgow

Heather Poulin

4

550.00

9

EarthyAngels

Jessie McKay

3

550.00

10

Snowballerz

Jenny Murray

3

275.00

11

NRHS Nighthawks

Julie MacNeil

9

225.00

12

Social Butterflies

Em Murphy

5

205.00

13

EASTCUT

Kaitlyn McKinnon

9

150.00

14

"The Hobble On Gang!"

Samuel Graham

2

145.00

15

Pictou County SWATT

Tony Corbin

5

100.00

16

Subzero Superstars

Sam McGowan

8

50.00

17

Pawsitive

Toni maclennan

1

10.00

18

Foxbrook Frost Trotters

Brandon Balodis

2

19

Ukrainian family

Oksana Sichkar

1

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Florence van Veen

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

167

3,513.50

2

Tammy Goodwin

YMCA of Pictou County

5

2,175.00

3

Julie Hughes

Trinity Toques

9

1,896.35

4

Donna Tourneur

Trinity Toques

17

1,425.00

5

Christine MacKenzie

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

26

1,380.00

6

Jane Cameron

Trinity Toques

19

1,245.00

7

Anne Purcell

Below Zero Heroes

12

1,000.00

8

Julie Battist

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

14

960.00

9

Lynn Langille

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

5

830.00

10

Eleanor Gordon

Below Zero Heroes

13

820.00

11

Nancy Dicks

Trinity Toques

6

700.00

12

Jenny and Jonas Cosh

Trinity Toques

12

660.00

13

Ivan Willis

Trinity Toques

11

625.00

14

Melanie Dash

Town of Westville

8

555.00

15

Kathryn Tanner

YMCA of Pictou County

12

470.00

16

Erika Spears

YMCA of Pictou County

14

410.30

17

Cynthia MacDermid

Holy Strollers

8

410.00

18

Ann MacDougall

Trinity Toques

11

400.00

19

Deann Boudreau

Aquatic Lovers

8

390.00

20

Susan Brooks

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

20

375.00

21

Ruth Cameron

12

375.00

22

Jeff Gunn

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

6

300.00

23

Tara Proudfoot

Rotary Club of New Glasgow

3

300.00

24

Hilda Hunter

Trinity Toques

8

265.00

25

Shirley MacKay

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

4

250.00

26

Cyndi Parks

EarthyAngels

4

245.00

27

Jessie McKay

EarthyAngels

5

235.00

28

Valerie Pelerine

Town of Westville

7

230.00

29

Shirley & Jim MacLeod

Holy Strollers

3

225.00

30

Bonnie MacDonald

Aquatic Lovers

8

225.00

31

Carol alderson

Holy Strollers

2

225.00

32

Brett Carrigan

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

4

205.00

33

Julie MacNeil

NRHS Nighthawks

1

200.00

34

Sarah Leger

YMCA of Pictou County

3

200.00

35

Catherine Fraser

Town of Westville

3

175.00

36

Jocelyn Cruickshank

Holy Strollers

2

160.00

37

Ashley Campbell

EASTCUT

3

150.00

38

Jenny Murray

Snowballerz

3

150.00

39

Heather Poulin

Rotary Club of New Glasgow

2

150.00

40

Em Murphy

Social Butterflies

3

130.00

41

Marla Sim

YMCA of Pictou County

1

125.00

42

Meggin Hare

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

1

100.00

43

Leah Strickland

Snowballerz

2

100.00

44

Tony Corbin

Pictou County SWATT

1

100.00

45

Sharon Gunn Gunn

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

2

100.00

46

Catherine Hardie

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

2

100.00

47

Gina Snell

Town of Westville

3

95.00

48

Danny MacKay

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

3

90.00

49

Melissa Marshall

Town of Westville

3

55.00

50

Kim Anderson

Aquatic Lovers

1

50.00

51

Sean MacLean

YMCA of Pictou County

1

50.00

52

Melanie Spencer

Aquatic Lovers

1

50.00

53

Glynn Alderson

Holy Strollers

1

50.00

54

Clarice MacDonald

EarthyAngels

1

50.00

55

Kieshia Desmond

YMCA of Pictou County

1

50.00

56

Fraser Tanner

YMCA of Pictou County

1

50.00

57

Mike Lawrence

Subzero Superstars

1

50.00

58

Carol Baillie

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

1

50.00

59

Evan Baillie

Coldest Night Warmest Hearts

1

50.00

60

Kalei Grant

Social Butterflies

2

45.00

61

Cheryl wallace

Town of Westville

1

25.00

62

Jordan Smith

Snowballerz

1

25.00

63

Kathy Graham

"The Hobble On Gang!"

1

25.00

64

Marla Cameron

1

25.00

65

Alisha Raniowski

YMCA of Pictou County

1

25.00

66

Sarah Shewchuk

YMCA of Pictou County

1

25.00

67

robin roy

Below Zero Heroes

1

25.00

68

Hilda MacLellan

Town of Westville

1

25.00

69

Issam Dahweir

Town of Westville

1

25.00

70

Samuel Graham

"The Hobble On Gang!"

1

25.00

71

Brandon Balodis

Foxbrook Frost Trotters

72

Samual Lawrence

Subzero Superstars

73

Cameron Greenhalgh

Social Butterflies

74

Lauren Curtis

Subzero Superstars

75

Aaden Patton

NRHS Nighthawks

76

Aaron Michelin

NRHS Nighthawks

77

Sam McGowan

Subzero Superstars

78

Troy Carruthers

Rotary Club of New Glasgow

79

Charlene Mackinnon

Aquatic Lovers

80

Jennifer Park

EASTCUT

81

Susie Gostock

Town of Westville

82

Rhona Hubley

Town of Westville

83

Nicole Veling

Pictou County SWATT

84

Terri Balodis Mallory Balodis

Foxbrook Frost Trotters

85

Emma Gray

NRHS Nighthawks

86

Kaylee Hollis

NRHS Nighthawks

87

Avery Verduzco

NRHS Nighthawks

88

Ethan Gray

NRHS Nighthawks

89

Debbie Maclean

Below Zero Heroes

90

Jeremy Jennings

EASTCUT

91

Emmah MacDonald

Social Butterflies

92

Toni maclennan

Pawsitive

93

Jason MacPherson

Pictou County SWATT

94

Edna Thomson

Pictou County SWATT

95

Susan Strudwick

Below Zero Heroes

96

Mandeep Kumar

EASTCUT

97

Rory Macfarlane

Subzero Superstars

98

Parupkar Singh

EASTCUT

99

Deepak Jaura

EASTCUT

100

Garrison Frosst

Subzero Superstars

101

Sukhmanpreet Singh

EASTCUT

102

Tina Dunning

YMCA of Pictou County

103

Kiranveer singh Grewal

EASTCUT

104

Hannah McInnis

Subzero Superstars

105

Alan Deyoung

Social Butterflies

106

Kaitlyn McKinnon

EASTCUT

107

Merrin Rodgers

108

David Dort

Rotary Club of New Glasgow

109

Sean Rodgers

110

Kevin Nokes

Pictou County SWATT

111

Joanne Keating

Aquatic Lovers

112

Oksana Sichkar

Ukrainian family

113

Yvonne Legere

Below Zero Heroes

114

Mya Burke

115

Ololade Adenuga

Subzero Superstars

Top Challengers

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Event Day Details

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

Start/Finish Google Map

Pictou County Wellness Centre

2756 Westville Road

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

B2H 5C6

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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New Glasgow Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

Contact Us


CNOY New Glasgow 2026

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

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