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Rick Hansen Man-in-Motion Tenth Anniversary Tour Rolls into Halifax

Halifax, N.S. -- Canada's Man-in-Motion will be on the move once again, as
Rick Hansen prepares to cross Canada in celebration of the tenth
anniversary of his Man-in-Motion tour.  Hansen will be in Halifax April
7-9, 1997 to celebrate the tour anniversary and to say thank you to the
many Nova Scotians who supported his original trip across our Province.

"This tour is my way of thanking the people of Nova Scotia for the support
and the warm welcome we received ten  years ago," says Hansen.  "The tour
will enable me to breing attention to what the Man-in-Motion Tour and
Foundation have been able to achieve and to focus on what is left to be
done."

Ten years ago, Hansen wheeled across Canada with the Man-in-Motion World
Tour to promote the needs and abilities of persons with spinal cord
injuries.  The Anniversary Tour will celebrate the legacies monies and the
benefits for communities across Canada; provide a chance to share the
Man-in-Motion story; say thank you to Canadians who supported the tour ten
years ago; and, to raise awareness for the work that remains to be done.

The Tour raised $24 million which grew to $60 million in disability support
through the Rick Hansen Institute.  Hansen won the hearts of millions of
Canadians by the time he completed his 40,000 kilometre marathan.  The
journey may have been completed but Rick has never rested from his overall
goal of seeing a cure for spinal cord paralysis.  "We've come a long way in
the past decade and I believe the cure for spinal cord paralysis is
possible in the next decade," says Hansen.

April 8         11:00am - 12:00 pm      News conference at City Hall
                12:00 - 1:30 pm         Legacy Event with Rick Hansen,
                                        Grand Parade, Halifax
                                        (Rain location - Cornwallis
                                        Room, WTCC)
                 5:30 - 6:00 pm         City Council

For interviews or photos, call Virginia Jackson, Saint Mary's University
420-5513 (vjackson@husky1.stmarys.ca) or Sharon Crowe, CPA, 423-1277.

Contributing sponsors:  Canadian Paraplegic Association, Disabled Persons
Commission, Everest & Jennings, Ford Motor Company, Government of Nova
Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Harding Medical, Royal Bank, MT&T
Telephone Pioneers, Saint Mary's University, Westin Hotels