Houston cyclists start Tour De North tomorrow

Houston cyclists will be participating in the Cops for Cancer Tour De North which is slated to begin tomorrow (Wednesday). 

They will be starting in Dawson Creek and biking all the way to Williams Lake. 

The schedule has been released for the route that will take place until September 20:

  • September 14-: Dawson Creek to Fort St. John
  • September 15: Fort St. John -Hudson Hope to Chetwynd
  • September 16: Chetwynd to Powder King
  • September 17: Powder King to Mackenzie
  • September 18: Mackenzie- Bear Lake to Prince George
  • September 19: Prince George- Hixon to Quesnel
  • September 20: Quesnel- McLeese Lake to Williams Lake

The cyclists from Houston are among the top fundraisers for the ride as they have raised over $23,000 surpassing their $20,000 goal.

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All of the proceeds that are donated will be going towards pediatric cancer research and support services. 

As of Tuesday afternoon (September 13), a total of $107,536 has been raised.

More information can be found on the Tour De North website.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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