By Roger White

Relay for life returns to the Battlefords

Apr 25, 2017 | 9:29 AM

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life returns to the Battlefords this year after a one-year hiatus.

The Relay had been held in the area every year since 2002, but was put on hold last year because of a lack of an organizing committee. Kalina Barlow a fundraising specialist for the Canadian Cancer Society said this year a committee has been formed and the event will procede.

“It was unfortunate that we could not get a committee in place for last year,” Barlow explained. “We have seen tremendous success in the Battlefords area over the years and this year we have a great team in place and we are excited that we can restart and rejuvenate the Relay for Life in the Battlefords.”

From 2002 to 2015 the Relay for Life has raised over $1.5 million in the Battlefords area. The most successful campaign was held in 2008 when 48 teams combined to raise $140,000. That year also saw 541 participants and 208 survivors take to the track, record numbers of each. 

Barlow encouraged Battlefords residents to participate in the event as cancer is fast becoming a disease that affects all.

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“With the population aging we are expecting to see an increase of cancer diagnosis of upwards of 40 per cent in the next 15 years. Please get involved with the Relay for Life this year,” she said.

This year’s Relay will be held June 9 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the City Track in Centennial Park in North Battleford.

roger.white@jpbg.ca

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