Fundraisers are aiming to surpass last year's tally of $1.2 million. "Thanks to our Scotiabank Charity Challenge participants' commitment, we've seen our fundraising efforts reach new heights year after year, helping make a direct impact in the community, said Carole Chapdelaine, Senior Vice President, Quebec and Eastern Ontario Region at Scotiabank. "We are thrilled to celebrate a year of growth: more runners, more distances, and more charities participating, in one special weekend." Taking place over two days for the first time, and featuring two new distances – a Kids' Run of 500m and a new 10k race, the Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal will welcome nearly 7,000 runners across all distances, an increase of 25 per cent over last year! "We are thrilled to see our two new distance races already at capacity," said Alan Brookes, Canada Running Series Race Director and President.