‘So emotional:’ Tour de Rock rolls into Nanaimo
NANAIMO — The 2023 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock is making its way into the Harbour City.
The fundraising ride for the Canadian Cancer Society will stop at the Nanaimo No. 1 Fire Station at the corner of Fitzwilliam St. and Milton St. around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, where residents can welcome them into the city.
Nanaimo resident and retired paramedic Lance Stephenson is riding this year and said the comradery shared among the 19 team members has been amazing, but the high points come when they stop for school visits.
“We went into one school where they were singing to us, and as they were singing they were crossing their arms and they were gesturing and the smiles on their faces were huge. They brought, I would say most of the riders to tears, including myself, it was so emotional.”