Chain of Life Challenge
Montréal
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Parc du Mont-Royal!
Support our student flag-bearers, Olivia Blyth, representing the very first link in the chain of life: education. Make a donation to your region, create a team, or join your flag bearers’ team. You can also register individually. Through this act of solidarity, you are directly helping to advance organ and tissue donation education in our schools.
It's a date on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
2000, chemin Remembrance
Montréal (Québec) H3H 1X2
Flag-bearer
Olivia Blyth
Hello,
My name is Olivia, and I am proud to serve as a flag-bearer for the 2026 Chain of Life Challenge in the Montreal region.
At the age of 19, my mother, Audrée, was struck by fulminant hepatitis. She survived thanks to a liver donated by an 88-year-old man and is now living with what is believed to be the oldest transplanted liver in the world. This extraordinary act of generosity allowed her to build a life and become the mother of three daughters.
I was only five years old when I took part in my first Challenge, in 2015. Since then, I have accompanied my mother to events throughout Quebec and met people representing every link in the great chain of organ and tissue donation.
Then, last year, while I was in Secondary IV, I had the opportunity to experience the Chain of Life program as a student! I was happy and proud that my teacher and my school had joined this wonderful program. What a meaningful and deeply human experience it was! It helped me better understand the issues on both sides of the donation process. The interactive activities and real-life stories, each more moving and inspiring than the last, captured and held the entire class’s interest during the lessons and well beyond.
For all these reasons, I am very excited to see you on October 18 for the 12th edition of the Montreal Chain of Life Challenge and to climb with you to the Mount Royal lookout.
Thank you for taking part in large numbers!
Olivia Blyth
Daughter of Audrée Descheneaux, a liver transplant recipient since 2003
The Key Links in the Chain of Life
The key links in the chain of life are doctors, nurses, transplant recipients, donor families, teachers, students, distinguished climbers, public figures and many others... who join forces to create a movement uniting all those touched directly or indirectly by organ and tissue donation.
The day of the event
- The climb up Mount Royal is easy and accessible for wheelchairs, strollers and dogs. It culminates in a magnificent view of Montreal from the esplanade. Feel free to bring your lunch for a picnic at the summit or enjoy something at the Café des amis in the Pavillon du Lac-aux-Castors.
- It is accessible by public transportation and paid parking is available near the Pavillon du Lac-aux-Castors
- For the Challenge, you will need warm clothing, a snack and water.
- In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Montréal region for details.
9:30 a.m.
Arrival time for participants
10:00 a.m.
Welcome remarks and speeches by special guests
10:30 a.m.
Start of the climb
11:30 a.m.
Photo at the top
12:00 p.m.
End of the event
Lucie Dumont
Team: 20 ans déjà !
Marie-Claire Dumont
Team: 20 ans déjà !
Doris Rainha
Team: Doris Rainha and ESPA students and family
Audrée Descheneaux
Team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Olivia Blyth
Team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Audrée-Ann Blyth
Team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Fabienne Séguin
Team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Yvon Gamache
Team: Les GauGuy
Dominique Lord
Team: Les GauGuy
Lynda Girard
Team: Les GauGuy
Monique Lord
Team: Les GauGuy
Claudianne Lord
Team: Les GauGuy
Ludovick Morneau
Team: Les GauGuy
Alexandra Descheneaux
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Richard Lyonnais
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Mario Comtois
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Daniel Comtois
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Patrick Descheneaux
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Stéphanie Jolicoeur
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Sophie Descheneaux
Team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Alexandre Duclos
Team: Team ÉÉIL
Liliane Kupelian
Team: Team ÉÉIL
Jackie Terzian
Team: Team ÉÉIL
Isabelle Boutin
Team: Team ÉÉIL
Wendy Sherry
Team: The Renewal Network
Andrew Chan
Team: The Renewal Network
Jade Wilkie
Team: The Renewal Network
Amy Chan
Team: The Renewal Network
Nora Chan
Team: The Renewal Network
laura susoi
Team: No team
nicolas bourgin
Team: No team
Louka Bourgin-Susoi
Team: No team
Gérard Genest
Team: No team
Johanne Jolicoeur Genest
Team: No team
Stéphane Caron
Team: No team
Yvon Gamache
1 month 1 week agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les GauGuy
Dominique Lord
3 weeks 6 days agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Les GauGuy
Monique Lord
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les GauGuy
Ludovick Morneau
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Les GauGuy
Lucie Dumont
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: 20 ans déjà !
Francine Lavallée
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $50 to the region
« En l'honneur de ma petite-nièce qui a pu donner sa cornée malgré son cancer. »
Frédéric Lord
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $200 to the team: Les GauGuy
Jacynthe Bourgeois
3 weeks 2 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Dominique Fortier
2 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $25 to the region
Fabienne Séguin
2 weeks 3 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Yasser Habachi
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Je me souviens... 20e anniversaire!
Alexandra Descheneaux
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Richard Lyonnais
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Micheline Léger
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Pierre Pelletier
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Mario Comtois
2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
laura susoi
1 week 6 days agomade a donation of $60 to the region
Wendy Sherry
1 week 6 days agomade a donation of $30 to the team: The Renewal Network
Gérard Genest
1 week 6 days agomade a donation of $100 to the region
Andrew Chan
1 week 5 days agomade a donation of $60 to the team: The Renewal Network
Isabelle Gauthier
1 week 5 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Les GauGuy
Nadine Pelletier
1 week 4 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Claudianne Lord
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les GauGuy
Liliane Kupelian
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $250 to the team: Team ÉÉIL
Daniel Comtois
1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
Patrick Descheneaux
1 day 14 hours agomade a donation of $90 to the team: Les Petits Poissons Descheneaux
stephane bacon
1 day 2 hours agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les GauGuy
Dominique Jodoin
12 hours 23 minutes agomade a donation of $100 to the region
« Allez Chaine-de-Vie allez!!! »
Stéphane Caron
8 hours 54 minutes agomade a donation of $50 to the region
Marie-Claire Dumont
6 hours 8 minutes agomade a donation of $50 to the team: 20 ans déjà !
Thank you to our partners!
