More than 1,000 motorcyclists got their motors running Saturday for the 25th annual Ride for Dad in Ottawa, a show of support in the fight against prostate cancer.
The national event raises funds for research and public awareness campaign.
Riders toured past the General campus of The Ottawa Hospital and CHEO before heading out on a long route that took them eventually to the Canadian Tire Centre, turning heads and sparking conversations about early detection and PSA testing.
Michael Anderson, chair of the Ottawa chapter, spoke from his heart about losing his father to prostate cancer in 2021.
“I may not have been able to save my father, but his name carries on through me and all the people that are here,” Anderson said.
“We’ve raised over $43 million nationally, and we’ve actually donated over $8 million to that very hospital,” he said, pointing to The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre.
“We’re still in the fight together.”
Here are photos from the opening ceremony and the start of the ride.
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