After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Vancouver resumed on Sunday.
The event, which was held at Concord Community Park in downtown Vancouver, drew thousands of runners and walkers.
A group of 41 female firemen from throughout the province were among those running.
According to Jenn Dawkins, a Vancouver fireman, cancer survivor, and participant in the marathon, “Firefighters are at greater risk of developing cancer, simply from the carcinogens and the stuff we are exposed to in our employment.”
I am really happy that there will be 40 firefighters here on Sunday.
The group of firefighters is a part of Fire Service Women BC, a nonprofit with the mission of assisting women working in the fire service.
The purpose of the event is to support and spread awareness about breast cancer.
The event’s organisers claimed that the money raised by participants’ runs exceeded $13 million.
According to the CIBC Run for the Cure website, money raised helps thousands of patients receive breast cancer treatments, provides wigs, headgear, and breast prosthesis, as well as community support and research.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Vancouver resumed on Sunday.
The event, which was held at Concord Community Park in downtown Vancouver, drew thousands of runners and walkers.
A group of 41 female firemen from throughout the province were among those running.
According to Jenn Dawkins, a Vancouver fireman, cancer survivor, and participant in the marathon, “Firefighters are at greater risk of developing cancer, simply from the carcinogens and the stuff we are exposed to in our employment.”
I am really happy that there will be 40 firefighters here on Sunday.
The group of firefighters is a part of Fire Service Women BC, a nonprofit with the mission of assisting women working in the fire service.
The aim of the event