Every May Bow Valley Palliative hosts Hike for Hospice during National Hospice Palliative Care Week. Through this event and week BVP promotes and fundraises for hospice, end of life, and palliative care in the Bow Valley.
The hike is a flat five-kilometer loop in Canmore that follows the Bow River. Annually the first full week of May marks National Hospice Palliative Care Week in Canada. This week is a time to celebrate and share achievements of hospice palliative care throughout the nation.