With the money his late sister left him, Rob Geier bought a road bike.
The Lake Country resident and former district councillor lost his sister to cancer last year and Geier is honouring her memory by using his new bike to raise money for cancer research.
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This past weekend, he rode with his daughter Robynn Geier in the Ride to Conquer Cancer which took place over two days from Vancouver to Seattle.
Each day they travelled 125 kilometres, a total of 250 km for the weekend. All funds raised were donated to the BC Cancer Foundation.
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The pair rode with Team Finn.
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Baker had a nephew who died from leukemia and a sister who had breast cancer.
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