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This will be the 44th time the 68-year- old has made the walk from downtown To- ronto to Oakville. Despite rain in the forecast for St. Pat- rick's Day (Tuesday, March 17) Williams said he's looking forward to once again taking to the street. "I'm feeling great. I could walk every day," noted Williams. "I'll go rain or shine." The St. Patrick's Day walk, which Wil- liams is preparing for, supposedly dates back to 1922 when a group of prohibition- weary Irishmen made the journey in search of bootlegged alcohol. That adventure turned into an annual walk, which Charlie Priestman kept going for years. He passed the responsibility on to Bar- ney Heard, who undertook the walk for 20 years before collapsing during a St. Pat- rick's Day snowstorm in 1976 in Mississau- ga. Heard was driven to Oakville that year but completed the walk the next year for the final time. Williams, who was 25 at the time, joined Heard for that walk and promised to keep the tradition going. "I do it for the people," said Williams. "The people expect it. I'm surprised, be- cause almost every other day someone will come up to me and ask if I'm doing the walk or if I've done the walk. People think it's a pretty big deal." Besides keeping a local tradition going, Williams -- who makes the walk dressed from head to toe in green -- said this year he wants his walk to raise awareness for Canada's legions. Williams noted that as the membership at Canada's legion ages, they face dwin- dling memberships and risk closing down. He is calling for residents to join local legions and enjoy some of the events they have to offer. For example, every Friday the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 holds a Wing Night or a Fish Fry. "I'm walking for the veterans and what they did for our country," said Williams. "We don't have too many of them around these days ... To recognize how they fought for the freedoms we enjoy; I really think we should be pushing to keep these legions go- ing." Williams said his St. Paddy's Day begins at 4 a.m. He takes the 7 a.m. train from the Oak- ville GO Station to downtown Toronto and begins his walk from Toronto City Hall at 9 a.m. Williams said the journey usually takes him seven or eight hours and ends at 4 p.m. or 5 p.m., when he reaches Mo's Kitchen and Tavern at 234 Lakeshore Rd., E., in Oakville. The St. Paddy's Day walker said he has no shortage of great memories from the time he has spent honouring this tradition. He recalled that during his walk one year, he was intercepted by a young girl who brought him a cupcake straight from the oven. Other spectators have stopped him to share a beer. While Williams said the walk is ex- hausting, he noted the reception he gets as he makes his way along Lakeshore Road toward Oakville makes it all worthwhile. "People are honking their horns and they are hanging out their car windows with their camera phones," said Williams. "My arm gets so tired from waving to people ... It's a really good experience." How much longer will Williams contin- ue the walk? He said he wants to keep it going until at least 2022, the 100th anniversary of the start of the tradition. That walk, which would be number 46, is just two years away. Williams said fans, however, are al- ready talking about walk number 50. NEWS ST. PADDY'S WALKER PREPARING FOR WALK 44 FIRST ST. PATRICK'S DAY WALK FROM TORONTO TO OAKVILLE SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE IN 1922 DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Oakville's Eddie Williams will again be walking from downtown Toronto to Oakville on St. Paddy's Day; this will be his 44th year doing the 40-plus km trek. Graham Paine/Torstar