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Local MS Walk Raises More Than 77,000

AM800-NEWS-MS-Walk-May-6-2018-1.3804406 AM800-NEWS-MS-Walk-May-6-2018 (AM800's Steve Bell with participants of the 2018 MS Walk which took place May 6, 2018 at the Riverside Sportman's Club (Photo courtesy of AM800's Steve Bell))

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Hundreds of people turned out for the walk this past weekend in Windsor

Another successful Multiple Sclerosis Walk in Windsor-Essex.

Hundreds of residents turned out to the event at the Riverside Sportsman’s Club this past weekend raising a total of $77,920.

Walks took place in 42 communities across Ontario bringing in a grand total just shy of $2.6-million.

All the money raised goes to research, services and treatment for those affected by MS.

Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world with 1 in 340 people living with the disease.