88 minutes – Documentary
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Calgary-based Nancy Bacon’s son is autistic and in an effort to raise money and awareness of autism, she organized a fund-raising ride through the Rocky Mountains from Calgary to Vancouver, 1,000 kilometres away. Her friends Brad Bianchin, a bar owner, and Pat MacEachern, an actor, decided to join the effort. Over the 7-day trip they faced bad weather, dangerous traffic and personal injury, but it is their friendship that is severely tested when Nancy’s knee gives out on Day 6 of what they called The Western Ride for Autism.
Timothy Minthorn
Nancy Bacon
Brad Bianchin
Patrick MacEachern
Sam Masterton
Tovah Wilson
Dave Mikkelsen
Wayne R. Sklarski
Bryan Bayley
Brett “Tink” Williams
Derek “Pully” Pulliam
Joel Smith
Ralph Lucas
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First published as Northernstars.net February 1, 1998
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