25th Cops For Cancer Tour De Rock Raises Over One Million

That's a warp on the 25th edition of the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

That's a warp on the 25th edition of the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

The Island ride, which concluded on Friday, October 7^th, raised over $1, 000, 000 for pediatric cancer research, well over its goal of $600, 000.

Riders fundraised and collected cash for the cause from stops across the Island, including Campbell River and the Comox Valley.

A big donation from students at a Saanich school surprised even them on Friday, helping put things over the top.

Reynolds Secondary School has been helping raise money for the charity for 18 years and had set a goal of $54, 000 this year. They smashed that by raising more than $110, 000.

The Tour de Rock started in Port Alice on September 24th, with riders cycling 12-hundred kilometres to the steps of the BC legislature on Friday.