News and Announcements

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Known for being a leading recipient in international grant competitions in cancer research, the BC Cancer Agency announced the winners of their own internal competition to support game changing cancer research in British Columbia, funded by the BC Cancer Foundation. The shortlisted Agency candidates were selected by a panel of representatives from leading cancer research...

VICTORIA, B.C. – On December 5th, the BC Cancer Foundation’s 7th Annual Jingle Mingle brought Vancouver Island supporters together at the best holiday party of the season, raising $620,000 for world class research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre. With 300 guests in attendance at Victoria’s landmark Fairmont Empress Hotel, the evening began with an inspirational high. The...

Vancouver, B.C. – BC Cancer Foundation Inspiration Gala guests came together in a momentous way to bring attention to one of the most underfunded cancers, raising an astounding $2.3 million for lung cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency. Emotions ran high as many of the 400 guests who gathered at the Fairmont Pacific Rim ballroom have been personally affected by the much feared disease of lung...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce our accreditation under Imagine Canada’s national Standards Program. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to strengthen the practices of Canadian charities and nonprofits and increase public confidence in the sector’s work through demonstrated transparency and...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s inaugural Discovery Luncheon – Abbotsford raised an amazing $35,000 to support the Clinical Trials Program for the BC Cancer Agency Abbotsford Centre. The Abbotsford Centre is a key participant in the advancement of cancer clinical trials in British Columbia which will help change the future of care through more effective treatment options. The...

KELOWNA, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 2013 Discovery Luncheon – Kelowna raised an amazing $82,000 to support the Breast Seed Brachytherapy Pilot Research Project at the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior. The project offers patients an effective, more convenient option than traditional radiation therapy by delivering treatment precisely to the site of...

Funds raised will support life-saving research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency.

Vancouver, B.C. – Participants brought their a-game for a good cause at the BC Cancer Foundation’s Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer on September 14th. Funds raised, through the generosity of event participants, will support breakthrough research at the BC Cancer Agency where researchers are changing the way cancer is prevented, detected and treated. There was something for everyone at this...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Ride to Conquer Cancer , benefitting the BC Cancer Foundation, announced an exciting new commitment from Silver Wheaton. The Vancouver-based precious metal streaming company is the Presenting Sponsor of the B.C. Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2014 through to 2016—supporting the largest cycling fundraiser in B.C. history. Over five years, the Ride to Conquer Cancer has raised an...

COQUITLAM, B.C. – A local family has raised over $90,000 to support cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency in memory of their mother. The Sarabjit Gill Memorial Fund benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation will advance research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer, the fourth most common cancer among Canadian women. Mandeep and her siblings, Jag and Manpreet Gill lost their...