"La récupération est possible" :
Un film sur la première personne atteinte de schizophrénie à parcourir le Canada à vélo
Visionnez la bande annonce!
Want to host a screening?
The film can be screened live or virtually!
It can be a fundraiser for your organization!
Email me at info@mindaid.ca to learn more!
The film is about me, Matthew Dickson, becoming the first person with schizophrenia to bicycle across Canada in 2023.
I wanted to show people that schizophrenia isn't a death sentence, and to give hope to those suffering with the disease.
All of my photos from the bike ride can be found at:
www.flickr.com/photos/mindaid/albums
Watch all my YouTube videos from the ride here!
Watch the NTV story on the ride here!
A book about the ride is coming soon! Click here for more.
"Matthew est à l'aise pour expliquer des sujets difficiles comme la schizophrénie et le suicide... mais ne vous inquiétez pas, il garde un humour léger tout au long de tout cela."
~ Nikki Kennedy, défenseure de la santé mentale
Donate to the Schizophrenia Societies and Mind Aid
During the ride I fundraised for the Schizophrenia Societies in Canada and for my Mind Aid platform. People are always welcome to donate to them anytime even though the ride is over, so here are the links below if you would like to help someone with mental illness:
1. You can donate to the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC)
or the provincial Schizophrenia Society directly on their websites below:
Donate to SSC here: https://schizophrenia.ca/donate
Donate to the provincial Schizophrenia Societies here:
2. You can donate to the Mind Aid nonprofits directly on their websites
so that people with mental illness in developing countries can get
access to basic mental health care at: "Mind Aid - Donate"
This is a rough itinerary for where I went on the 2023 ride. It is not up to date, so some of the dates and places might be wrong:
June 4 - Port Moody in Vancouver-Mission, BC
June 5 - Hope
June 6 - Spences Bridge
June 7 - Merritt
June 8 - Kamloops
June 9 - rest day
June 10 - Salmon Arm
June 11 - Revelstoke
June 12 - Golden
June 13 - rest day
June 14 - Field
June 15 - Canmore, AB
June 16 - rest day
June 17 - Calgary
June 18 - rest day
June 19 - Beiseker
June 20 - Drumheller
June 21 - Hanna
June 22 - Oyen
June 23 - Kindersley, SK
June 24 - rest day
June 25 - Rosetown
June 26 - Kenaston
June 27 - Nokomis
June 28 - Kelliher
June 29 - Melville
June 30 - Binscarth, MB
July 1 - Minnedosa
July 2 - Portage la Prairie
July 3 - Ste-Anne
July 4 - rest day
July 5 - Whiteshell
July 6 - Kenora, ON
July 7 - Nestor Falls
July 8 - Fort Frances
July 9 - Atikokan
July 10 - Kashabowie
July 11 - Thunder Bay
July 12 - rest day
July 13 - Nipigon
July 14 - Terrace Bay
July 15 - Marathon
July 16 - White River
July 17 - Wawa
July 18 - rest day
July 19 - Pancake Bay Prov Park
July 20 - Sault Ste. Marie
July 21 - Thessalon
July 22 - Massey
July 23 - Manitowaning
July 24 - Tobermory
July 25 - rest day
July 26 - Owen Sound
July 27 - Collingwood
July 28 - Mount Albert
July 29 - Peterborough
July 30 -
July 31 - Godfrey
August 1 - Ottawa
August 2 - rest day
August 3 - Hudson, QC
August 8 - Mont St. Hilaire
August 9 - Nicolet
August 10 - Quebec City
August 11 - Riviere Ouelle
August 12 - Lac Baker, NB
August 13 - rest day
August 14 - Grand Falls
August 15 - Woodstock
August 16 - Fredericton
August 17 - Saint John (event in Oromocto in morning)
August 18 - rest day
August 19 - Sussex
August 20 - Shediac
August 21 - Cavendish, PEI
August 22 - Merigomish, NS
August 23 - St. Peters, Cape Breton
August 24 - Little Bras D'Or
August 25 - Port aux Basques, NL
September 6 - St. John's ***