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Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply

Jessica Michalofsky will be at the Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday
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Jessica is running 900 km to spread awareness about safe drug supply after her only son died of a toxic drug supply last year. She will be in Penticton at the Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday. (Facebook)

Nelson mom Jessica Michalofsky’s marathon across B.C. to end preventable toxic drug deaths will arrive in Penticton, where local runners and harm reduction services will join her as she runs down Lakeshore Drive to Main Street, and finishes at Penticton’s iconic Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 4.

Michalofsky is running more than 900 kilometres from Nelson to Victoria as part of “Aubrey’s Run Across B.C.

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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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