Torch Run honours slain YRP Detective and raises $35k for Special Olympics

Torch Run honours slain YRP Detective Constable Rob Plunkett and raises $35,000 for Special Olympics

More than 350 registered participants ran or walked along the Tom Taylor Trail in Newmarket on Wednesday night to honour slain Detective Constable Rob Plunkett and raise funds for a great cause.

National Law Enforcement Torch Run stops in Coaldale › Sunny South News

By Kristine Jean Sunny South News As athletes, families, law enforcement officials and dignitaries prepare for the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat this week, the Flame of Hope made a stop in Coaldale on Sunday, Aug. 9.   Coaldale was selected as one of the host communities along the route carrying the Flame of Hope to Medicine Hat, as part of the 2026 National Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Final Leg in support of the…

Torch Run honours slain YRP Detective and raises $35k for Special Olympics

By Jim Stewart More than 350 registered participants ran or walked along the Tom Taylor Trail in Newmarket on Wednesday night to honour slain Detective Constable Rob Plunkett and raise funds for a great cause.   The runners, walkers, and donors combined to raise over $35,000 for a sporting organization near and dear to the spirit of DC Plunkett:  The Special Olympics. Plunkett was the Chair of the 2000 Special Olympics and coordinated the Spring…