In 2015, I first had the honour of riding with Cops For Cancer - Tour De Coast in support of Childhood Cancer research.

During the tour, I witnessed how the funds we raised helped those children battling this horrible disease. I attended Camp Good Times and heard laughter in the air and saw smiles on the faces of children that had battled or were battling cancer.

After riding the Tour De Coast, I felt that I had taken more from the experiences of others than I had given. At that point, I committed to ride the tour again sometime before my retirement from policing.

Since last riding in Cops for Cancer, I have had Cancer enter the lives of those I love and care for. I watched a close friend battle and beat colon cancer, a former running coach and mentor continue to battle multiple types of cancer, a colleague beat Prostate cancer, an ECOMM dispatcher who I have known my entire career, battle cancer, my mother battle breast cancer and my former cycling partner, Jeff Palmer, who is currently fighting his own battle with Prostate Cancer.

If you have not been influenced by Cancer, it is not a question of IF but WHEN you will be impacted by Cancer.

For those of you who are not aware of what Cops for Cancer is let me describe it to you:

It is a cycling journey rode by local law enforcement and emergency services personnel that runs from September 8th to 15th, 2023.

During the tour, I will be cycling more than 800 Km across the Lower mainland, Sunshine Coast, Powell River and the Sea to Sky Corridor fundraising to help children and families facing cancer. The funds raised will support pediatric cancer research and support programs like the world renowned Camp Good Times in Maple Ridge.

Please donate to help fund Childhood Cancer research.

Chris