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 […]
Author: Nicole Topple – Publish date: September 27, 2024 With BMO Ride for Cancer taking place this Saturday (Sept. 28), rider Steve De Belie believes there’s a common thread amongst all event participants. “Ultimately when it comes down to it: it’s all about the people,” says Steve, who’s riding 100 kilometres via trail this Saturday. […]
Author: Sarah Marshall Facing a cancer diagnosis is intimidating for anyone. For a young adult just starting out, it adds an extra layer of uncertainty. At age 23, Jack Palmer was on the brink of new beginnings – he had just moved in with his girlfriend, was starting a new job, and had finished his […]
Author: Jennifer Gouchie-Terris Jenna Goulden admits to being a little nervous when she signed-up for her first BMO Ride for Cancer in 2019, but she quickly rose to the cycling challenge and the event has now become an annual tradition for the Halifax resident. This is Jenna’s sixth year participating in BMO Ride for Cancer, […]
Author: Jennifer Gouchie-Terris Anick Lamoureux and Eric Valois are teaching their children the importance of supporting the community through their involvement with BMO Ride for Cancer. Originally from Quebec, the couple and their two children – Lexie, age 12, and Tyler, age 11 – moved to Hammonds Plains in 2014. Anick, a government forensic accountant, […]
Author: Jennifer Gouchie-Terris Everyone has a reason for taking part in BMO Ride for Cancer. For Kimberley Wotherspoon, it has become a way of honoring her late partner, Marc, who passed away from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2012 at the young age of only 36. Kimberley – who is originally from Victoria, British Columbia, but has […]
Author: Jennifer Gouchie-Terris & Nicole Topple Logan Berkvens is this year’s team captain of the Against All Odds BMO Ride for Cancer team (pictured below). He’s joined by his fiancée, Kenzie Lewis, and close friends, Jennifer Flynn and Cale Wadden. The four will be cycling 100 kilometres via road in this year’s BMO Ride for […]