Red Deer's CIBC Run for the Cure marks 35th year on Oct. 4 at Bower Ponds
Organizers expect more than 300 participants at Bower Ponds, with over $20,000 already raised ahead of the breast cancer research event.
The 35th annual CIBC Run for the Cure will take place Oct. 4 at Red Deer's Bower Ponds, raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research through the Canadian Cancer Society. The society estimates 32,400 Canadian women and 300 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, with 5,400 women and 60 men expected to die from the disease.
Event coordinator Emily Lucas got involved with the run in grade 12 after her aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her aunt, now a survivor, will speak before this year's run and take part alongside Lucas, who says she is tested regularly since the disease runs in her family.
Former Red Deer city councillor and school trustee Lawrence Lee will also participate, supporting his wife Betty, who was diagnosed at stage one in April 2024 and has since recovered. Lee credited research advances since the 1990s with improving survival rates and quality of life for patients, and said the diagnosis brought his family closer together.
More than 300 people are expected at the event, which had already raised over $20,000 as of Sept. 23. Day-of registration opens at 8 a.m., with an opening ceremony at 9:15 a.m. and 1 km and 5 km runs starting at 10 a.m.
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