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Tour de Rock Receives $69K Donation

The Tour de Rock cyclists continue their annual fundraising ride in the Cowichan Valley, visiting Ladysmith and Chemainus today and Duncan on Tuesday.

The team of riders, made up of police and first responders, were in Nanaimo on Sunday.

They took part in activities at the railway station during the day and attended a gala Sunday night in Nanaimo.

Larry Stevenson of the Island Corridor Foundation presented the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock with a cheque for $69,000 raised at a golf tournament sponsored by the ICF.

The team is cycling down Vancouver Island to raise money for childhood cancer research and support.

This is the Tour de Rock’s 25th anniversary.

The two-week 12-hundred kilometre ride will wrap up in Victoria on October 7, 2022.

If you would like to make a donation visit the Tour de Rock website.

Mike Patterson
Mike Patterson
Mike is an experience broadcast news journalist with more than four decades of experience. As a reporter he has covered a wide range of stories, from city councils to Royal visits. Mike has also been a news presenter on radio in the Okanagan, Vancouver, and several communities on Vancouver Island. He enjoys skiing at Mt. Washington and Blackcomb, and photography.

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