Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes released a statement via Twitter Wednesday announcing his candidacy for mayor in the 2022 municipal elections. The move came in response to former Saanich Coun.
“I was the kid who couldn’t have the shoes,” Reid said. “That’s why I’m passionate about whether I can get shoes on kids’ feet for activities. Everybody needs to be touched by something to be motivated to get involved.”
In 1996, he founded the Shoes for Youth program with Runners of Compassion, another charity organization he also set up. The Shoes for Youth program has handed out hundreds of shoes to local youth so they can take part in sports. Another favourite is the Victoria Cool Aid Society’s Every Step Counts, created by Reid to encourage marginalized citizens to join a walking and running program. Participants are fitted out with a pair of shoes in this program.