Paul, McPhee Leading Cancer Care Fundraising Effort

by Bobby NockNovember 10, 2021

Membertou Chief Terry Paul and former NHL star Mike McPhee are leading a campaign to raise $10 million for cancer care in Cape Breton.

The campaign, called “Cancer Care Here at Home”, was officially launched at the site of the new Cape Breton Cancer Centre today.

Local businessperson Annette Verschuren has given $1 million to the campaign and a total of $4.4 million has been raised so far.

The five-year campaign will focus on fundraising for equipment, patient programming, and research and innovation.

More information on the campaign can be found online at cancercarehereathome.ca.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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