Vancouver Island police officers leaving on the Cops for Cancer charity bike ride Saturday are grieving for a fellow officer
Vancouver Island police officers leaving on the Cops for Cancer charity bike ride today are prepared for the 1,200-km distance and the hills from Port Alice to Victoria, but not the grief of having lost a fellow officer.
The 2023 Cops for Cancer team will leave as scheduled today from Thrifty Foods at Admirals Walk at 7:45 a.m. for the two-week ride, while closing ceremonies for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley and Tour de Coast were cancelled Friday due to the unfolding tragedy. The tour will make accommodations for any team members wishing to attend the funeral during the tour.
Officers will first and foremost think of the slain officer and his immediate family dealing with an “absolute tragedy” and then the wider policing community, and finally society as a whole which has lost “a very brave and community oriented person,” said Dunstan.Despite the gutting news, they will have to prepare mentally for the challenge ahead and keep focused on the children for whom they are riding.
“There’ll be lots of sharing, there’ll be lots of stories, there’ll be lots of talks of worries and fears, but in the end when you’re on the bike, you get time to reflect also,” said Dunstan. In a sad irony, the police and peace officer’s 2023 B.C. Law Enforcement Memorial service will be held at the B.C. Legislature on Sunday, said Dunstan.
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