Saanich Police officer Mike Lawless walks through the 2010 Tour de Rock team. Lawless embodied the Tour until died of cancer in 2015. Lawless rode the Tour de Rock in 2004 and was a member of the support crew until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. Riders in 2013 and 2014 wore badges in his honour

Saanich Police officer Mike Lawless walks through the 2010 Tour de Rock team. Lawless embodied the Tour until died of cancer in 2015. Lawless rode the Tour de Rock in 2004 and was a member of the support crew until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. Riders in 2013 and 2014 wore badges in his honour

OUR CAUSE: Saanich Police a rock for Cops for Cancer

Tour de Rock at forefront of Saanich Police charitable efforts

Since Tour de Rock started, Saanich Police has played a major role.

Sgt. Dan Mayo was there when the Canadian Cancer Society and local police detachments partnered to bring Cops for Cancer online. Mayo acted as support crew for the first ride, a trial-by-error attempt at the 1,000-kilometre trek down Vancouver Island in September that has since raised $22 million to fight childhood cancer.

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