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Canadian paramedics aim to save lives with bikes

EMS personnel join forces in Ride to Conquer Cancer

By Alicia Rogers
The Canadian Gazette

OTTAWA, Canada — Some local paramedics are taking a different approach to saving lives. From all across Ontario, paramedics are joining forces to help find a cure for cancer.

The Ride to Conquer Cancer will be taking place in June 2010.

Paramedics for a Cure is one of the many teams registered in this event. Shawn Castonguay, who lives in Carleton Place, is one of the 21 riders on this team participating in the bicycle ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls.

Full story: Event has raised more than $2.85 million in last two years