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Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW’s 5^th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British Columbians to show their support by wearing pink to symbolize bullying will not be tolerated.

Simi Sara, popular radio host on CKNW AM 980 will champion this year’s campaign and will be joined by an all-star cast from the community including E-Talk Canada’s Elaine Lui “Lainey”, City of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Vancouver Giants Captain Brendan Gallagher, Chris Gailus (Global TV), Fiona Forbes (Shaw TV), Gary Mason (Globe & Mail), Jody Vance (City TV) and Norma Reid (CTV) to help spread awareness and education to ensure that bullying stops here.

Official Pink Shirt Day T-Shirts, buttons, teaching resources, and posters are available at www.pinkshirtday.ca with T-Shirts also being sold at London Drugs locations beginning February 1^st.

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Over the month of February, Simi Sara and CKNW AM 980 will be dedicating extensive coverage to the anti-bullying campaign. On air guests will discuss the multiple forms bullying can take including in schools, workplaces and cyber-bulling. “There is not more of a critical time than now to educate and arm children and adults with tools they need to stop bullying”, stated Sara who referenced the increased cases of bullying we are seeing across the news, in particular in the gay and lesbian communities.

The goal for this years’ campaign is to sell 60,000 Pink Shirt Day T-Shirts, which net proceeds will benefit the CKNW Orphans’ Fund in support of Boys & Girls Clubs of BC Anti-Bullying programs. For updates on CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day please visit www.pinkshirtday.ca, on Twitter @pinkshirtday, and on Facebook.