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WINNIPEG, Manitoba:¤ Winnipeg Army Reservist, Corporal Mackenzie (Mac) MacLeod, begins her epic run from Dauphin Manitoba to Winnipeg tomorrow, Canada Day, July 1, 2010. The run will end July 9, at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park. ¤ Helping to kick-off the run, the aim of which is to raise awareness of the service and sacrifice of Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, will be the Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Stan Struthers and the Mayor of Dauphin. Alex Paul. The kick-off ceremony will take place at Dauphin’s Vermillion Park beginning at 10 a.m. on Canada Day. - for carol sanders winnipeg free press