A Vancouver-based police sergeant landed in Halifax after cycling across Canada to raise money for pediatric cancer research. After riding with Cops for Cancer for 15 years, Dayne Campbell was about to hang up his helmet, but then his daughter got sick. So he decided to embark on this cross-country tour in her honour.
“Two-thirds of kids that get diagnosed with cancer have life-long effects,” Campbell explained. “We need to do more with the research and Cops for Cancer does a really good job of that. We’re the biggest funder of pediatric research with the Canadian Cancer Society.
” View image in full screen Sgt. Dayne Campbell of the Vancouver Police Department stands with supporters after completing his cross-country tour with Cops for Cancer in Halifax on Thursday, June 27. Skye Bryden-Blom/Global News On Thursday afternoon he arrived at Point Pleasant Park after travelling 7,000 km on his bike.
Story continues below advertisement He left British Columbia on May 6. The latest health and medical news emailed to you every Sunday. “Doing these rides these last 53 days to raise money for this cause has been fantastic and I’m so glad I did,” he said after dipping his bike tires in the Atlantic Ocean.
In 2023, Campbell retired from cycling after completing his 15th year as a Cops for Cancer rider. But within a month of that achievement, his teenage daughter was diagnosed with the disease. “I’m really proud,” Rebecca Campbell said ahead of her father’s trip.
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