Vancouver police officer completes cross-Canada bike ride for pediatric cancer research [Video]

A Vancouver-based police sergeant landed in Halifax after cycling across Canada to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

After riding with Cops for Cancer for 15 years, Dayne Campbell was about to hang up his helmet, but then his daughter got sick. So he decided to embark on this cross-country tour in her honour.

“Two-thirds of kids that get diagnosed with cancer have life-long effects,” Campbell explained. “We need to do more with the research and Cops for Cancer does a really good job of that. We’re the biggest funder of pediatric research with the Canadian Cancer Society.”

On Thursday afternoon he arrived at Point Pleasant Park after travelling 7,000 km on his bike.

He left British Columbia on May 6.

“Doing these rides these last 53 days to raise money for this cause has been fantastic and I’m so glad I did,” he said after dipping his bike tires in …