‘Because I can’: Fellow in Yellow running across Canada passes through Waterloo Region [Video]

Known as “the Fellow in Yellow” Trevor Redmond is hard to miss.

Dressed almost entirely in yellow, the 53-year-old Nova Scotian is running across Canada. On Thursday, he ran through parts of Waterloo Region.

Redmond said his motivations are simple.

“When people ask me why? I say because I can, because I have the ability to. Back in 1986, I got struck by a car and went into the health care system. I almost lost my leg,” said Redmond.

He said his mission is to get people moving, and take accountability for their health.

“Here I am 38 years later, running on that same leg across Canada, and I really want to encourage people to become a successful patient, or not become a patient at all,” said Redmond.

This is not his first time traversing the country, in 2006 he walked across Canada, a few years later he did the same by bicycle.

“The more we …