Inaugural Niagara Region Myeloma Canada Ride This Weekend

Thursday, 12 May 2022 08:42

By Tami Jeanneret

Dozens of riders to take part

This Sunday marks the inaugural Niagara Region Myeloma Canada Ride: Bike to Beat Myeloma.

The Mayor of Thorold, Terry Ugulini, will be on-site to officiate the start of the Ride at 9:15 a.m. at Port Robinson Community Centre.

He will be joined by the Mayor of Pelham, Marvin Junkin.

As the 50 cyclists wheel-in for lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., the Mayor of Port Colborne, Bill Steele, will welcome cyclists and offer greetings at the gazebo located at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park.

Myeloma is a little-known and incurable cancer of the plasma cells.

Money from the ride goes to fund critical research.

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