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Cops for Cancer ride to conclude in the lakecity this year

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops For Cancer Tour de North route will conclude in Williams Lake this year when the ride hits the road in September.

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops For Cancer Tour de North route will conclude in Williams Lake this year when the ride hits the road in September.

For nine years the Tour de North has followed the east to west route from Prince George to Prince Rupert, stopping in 10 communities across northern B.C.

For the 10th-anniversary year, the Tour de North planning committee has announced the development of a new route.

“The committee is responding to multiple requests for engagement of additional communities,” says Terry Mitchell, a veteran of three tours. “The new route will give people a chance to experience the tour in communities that were previously outside the tour.”

The Tour de North will commence in Fort St. John on Friday, Sept. 9, and travel through Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince George, and Quesnel, with the ride concluding in Williams Lake on Sept. 15.

“Our objective is to alternate year to year between the north to south route and the east to west route,” says Erin Reynolds, revenue development co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society in the northern region. “This will enable us to share the tour experience between more communities in the north. We hope that communities on each tour route will continue to embrace the Tour de North every year as communities and riders raise funds for pediatric cancer research, for support programs for children and families on the cancer journey, and for Camp Goodtimes available every year for children, diagnosed with cancer, and their families to attend at no cost.”