About 70 bikers with an escort of 42 officers from several Maritime police forces will ride from Halifax to Bridgewater, N.S., and back for Atlantic Canada’s 911 Ride.
“I’ve served 36 years as a police officer, and I consider myself very fortunate to have had such a career, and this is our way of giving back to the community,” said Jim Adamson, National Vice President of Canada’s 911 Ride.
The second annual event raises money for families of emergency service personnel who have died, and to create bursaries for children of families affected by violent crime.
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Participants will leave Privateers Harley-Davidson in Halifax at about 8:30 a.m. and, with stops in Peggy’s Cove and Lunenburg, head to Bridgewater on Highway 3. They will return on the same highway and complete the ride in Halifax by 4 p.m.
On Sunday, participants will leave Halifax at 9 a.m. and ride to Kentville on Highway 1, then return by 3 p.m. on Highway 101.
“I love to ride motorcycles. This touches all the brotherhood of enforcement people out there, and it’s a very good cause,” said Cst. Kelvin Swinimer, who works in South Shore Traffic Services for the Nova Scotia RCMP.
Last year, the ride was held in New Brunswick.
“It’s a way that I can give back to my community and those first responders who are in my community,” said Cst. Shawn Flynn, a member of Halifax Regional Police‘s Traffic Unit.
Part of the money raised will be used to buy four new defibrillators in honour of four dead emergency service workers, including Truro Police Service Cst. Catherine Campbell, a homicide victim.
“The defibrillators will be placed back into the communities that the families choose so that they can continue doing good work in the community in their memory,” said Adamson.
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