The 2016 Gutsy Walk will be taking place in Thompson this weekend.

The annual walk is held to bring awareness to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and to raise money for research.

Dave Moore, organizer for this year’s walk, talks about the importance of people getting involved in the walk.

“It’s not only to raise funds to try and find a cure, but it’s just to find awareness because it’s kind of a sleeper disease, but there’s 100 people that have it in Thompson, and there’s lots of different degrees of pain and fatigue. It’s quite a nasty disease.”

The walk will start at 102.9 CHTM on Sunday at 1:00, with registration beginning at 12:00.