Photo Courtesy: Cops for Cancer - Tour de North Facebook page

By Veronica Beltran

Riding across the north

Cops for Cancer Tour de North makes changes to 2020 ride

Aug 26, 2020 | 10:30 AM

PRINCE GEORGE—Come September 14th, 37 riders will pedal across Northern B.C. for this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de North.

The Tour is one of the Canadian Cancer Society’s most unique events, and has been adapted this year to meet COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.

“We are thrilled and so thankful that our volunteer committee created a Tour that has adapted to the changes we have seen in 2020 and is still set to roll September 14^th to 18th.”—Aimee Cassie, Supporter Engagement Manager, Canadian Cancer Society Prince George

This year the tour will cover three routes including, Prince Rupert to Prince George, Fort St. John to Prince George, and Williams Lake to Prince George, in a relay-style format. All three routes will meet in Prince George on September 18 with a tour of the city.

“This new model has team members riding from their home community to the following community, with a few riding multiple legs. We are actually covering all of our past routes, expanding the reach of the Cops for Cancer program, which raises money for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes,” said Cassie.

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This year’s team is made up of 37 members which includes alumni and new members.

Routes:

• Day 1 Sept. 14: West Route – Prince Rupert to Terrace (144 km) North Route – Fort St John to Dawson Creek (75 km)
• Day 2 Sept.15: West Route – Houston to New Hazleton (130 km) North Route – Dawson Creek to Chetwynd (100 km)
• Day 3 Sept. 16: West Route – Vanderhoof to Burns Lake (128 km) North Route – Chetwynd to Mackenzie Junction (150 km) South Route – Williams Lake to Quesnel (120 km)
• Day 4 Sept.17: West Route – Fort St James to Prince George (160 km) North Route – Mackenzie to Prince George (Two parts) Part 1 – Mackenzie to Crooked River Rest area (72 km) Part 2 – Crooked River Rest area to Prince George (110 km) South Route – Quesnel to Prince George (122 km)
• Day 5 Sept.18: Finale Tour of Prince George

According to the Canadian Cancer Society childhood cancer is the number one cause of disease related death in Canadian children under the age of 15 years. Two out of three childhood cancer survivors suffer long-term side-effects from their treatment.