Pictured (L-R): Dr. Tanya Gillan and Dr. Michael Carter with the genetic sequencing technology funded through the 2021 BMO Ride for Cancer event. Author: Nicole Topple Every BMO Ride for Cancer participant has a reason for riding. For some, it’s their own cancer journey. For others, it’s a parent, partner, sibling, friend or colleague. But […]
Suzanne and Andy are a husband-and-wife team from the Valley, riding the 100km trail option in this year’s BMO Ride for Cancer. Together, they run Spisani Designs, a custom jewellery studio: Suzanne is the crafts person and goldsmith, while Andy does their digital design, casting, and photography. Between creating new designs and jewellery repair, the […]
“I’m quite literally living proof that donor-funded technology saves lives.” These powerful words from host Maria McGowan set the tone for this special edition of Reimagined Energy, featuring BMO Ride for Cancer rider and breast cancer survivor Marcy Weston. Together, they share an inspiring conversation about advocacy, early detection and the hope that innovations like minimal residual […]
Author: Nicole Topple For nearly a decade, Dr. Howard Conter and Karen Conter have been among the most passionate champions behind BMO Ride for Cancer. Longtime riders, generous donors and dedicated fundraisers, they understand that every dollar raised represents something far greater than technology alone — it represents more time. They ride in memory of both of their […]
Author: Alison Clements While Christine Mitchell’s family structure growing up may not have been what many would have considered “traditional” in the late 1970s/early 1980s, her bond with her brother Martin was undeniable. Martin was the typical older brother — a jokester who loved to tease and pull pranks. Traits that Martin carried with him […]
Photo credit: Peter Goodale Author: Alison Clements Bicycles mean a lot to children. The freedom you feel when all your mobility skills click and you ride away from your trusted teacher for the first time is one of the first true feelings of independence. This feeling is even more magnified when you lose one of […]
Article contributed by: Natasha Winters On October 13, 2023, Colleen Farrell proudly opened the doors to Colleen’s Pub; her second venture and the first she owned entirely on her own. It was a dream years in the making. Just two days later, on October 15, Colleen received life-changing news: stage 3 lung cancer had returned. COLLEEN’S FIRST CANCER EXPERIENCE In May 2016, only a month after […]
Author: Julia Nemfield Sandy Savage sees the ripple effects of cancer throughout her community. This year, as part of Elaine’s Legacy Riders, one of the top fundraising teams for this year’s BMO Ride for Cancer, Sandy rides in honour of her son, Nicholas, and her friend Elaine Stewart and Elaine’s daughter Michelle Hennessey. Together they […]
Author: Alison Clements Two years ago, Marcy Weston would have described herself as a typical woman in her forties — healthy, with a thriving career and checking items off her bucket list. Then she discovered a lump in her right breast. “I thought it was nothing, because usually it is. But it was always in […]
Author: Alison Clements Medical appointments aren’t uncommon for Jesse Lightstone. Being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2008, the clinical social worker with Nova Scotia Health was used to check ups and tests. Unbeknownst to Jesse, a conversation with a nurse during a routine medication infusion for the disease would change his life. “When you have […]