(Eighty-five cancer survivors kicked off the Fort Frances Relay for Life with the traditional first lap)A record-setting year for the Canadian Cancer Society with its Relay for Life fundraisers across northwestern Ontario.
The 440-thousand dollar mark was surpassed Friday with 21 teams participating in the Fort Frances event raising more than 54-thousand.
The Society's Fundraising Coordinator Margaret Saville says it was most ever raised through the 12-hour walks.
"That is truly an inspiration to all and I'm so grateful for all of the communities to come together to pull this off because it is amazing," says Saville.
Four teams at the Fort Frances event were near or above the $4,000 mark with Madison Degagne the top fundraiser collecting over $2,400.
