BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s TELUS Tour for the Cure public awareness campaign about breast cancer health is up and running for the third year. The public awareness campaign will visit 24 communities and give 42 Breast Health Information Sessions at Aboriginal Friendship Centres and First Nations communities throughout B.C. A team of six women will accompany the exhibit to share their message of breast cancer prevention and early detection, expecting to reach an estimated 250,000 British Columbians – both Aboriginal and non-aboriginal.

At Victoria’s Mayfair Shopping Centre, Exhibit hours will be: Monday and Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sunday and holidays, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY	DATES	COMMUNITY	DATES
Victoria	May 30 - June 8	Williams Lake	Sept. 3 - Sept. 7
Nanaimo	June 11 - June 15	Fort St. John	Sept. 10 - Sept. 14
Courtenay	June 18 - June 22	Prince George	Sept. 17 - Sept 21
Campbell River	June 25 - June 29	Terrace	Sept. 24 - Sept. 28
Port Hardy	July 3 - July 6	Burnaby	Oct. 3 - Oct. 5
Powell River	July 9 - July 13	West Vancouver	Oct. 8 - Oct. 12
Gibsons	July 16 - July 20	Vancouver	Oct. 15 - Oct. 19
Chilliwack	July 23- July 27	Richmond	Oct. 22 - Oct. 26
Abbotsford	July 30 - Aug. 3	North Vancouver	Oct. 29 - Nov. 2
Penticton	Aug. 6 - Aug. 10	Langley	Nov. 5 - Nov. 9
Cranbrook	Aug. 13 - Aug. 17	Coquitlam	Nov. 12 - Nov. 16
Kelowna	Aug. 20 - Aug. 24	Burnaby	Nov. 19 - Nov. 20
Kamloops	Aug. 27 - Aug. 31

BAND OR CENTRE	DATE	LOCATION
Tsawout Health Department	May 30	Saanichton
Tsartlip Nation	June 3	Brentwood Bay
Victoria Native Friendship Centre	June 4	Victoria
Halalt First Nation	June 12	Chemainus
Tillicum Le Lum Friendship Centre	June 13	Nanaimo
Chemainus First Nation	June 19	Ladysmith
Qualicum First Nation	June 20	Qualicum Beach

BAND OR CENTRE	DATE	LOCATION
Wei Wai Kai	June 26	Quadra Island
Quinsam Nation	June 27	Campbell River
KDC Northern Health Centre	July 3	Port Hardy
Sliammon First Nation	July 10	Powell River
Sechelt Indian Band	July 17	Sechelt
Sumas First Nation	July 24	Abbotsford
Seabird Island Indian Band	July 31	Agassiz
Chehalis Indian Band	July 31	Agassiz
Sto:Lo Nation	August 1	Chilliwack
Penticton Indian Band	August 7	Penticton
Osoyoos Indian Band	August 8	Osoyoos
Tobacco Plains Indian Band	August 14	Grasmere
St. Mary's Indian Band	August 15	Cranbrook
Okanagan Indian Band Health Department	August 20	Vernon
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre	August 21	Kelowna
Spallumcheen Indian Band	August 21	Enderby
Lower Similkameen Indian Band	August 22	Keremeos
Lower Nicola Indian Band	August 28	Merritt
Upper Nicola Indian Band	August 28	Merritt
Adams Lake Indian Band	August 29	Chase
Cariboo Friendship Centre	September 4	Williams Lake
Three Corners Health Centre	September 5	Williams Lake
Doig River Indian Band	September 11	Rose Prairie
Fort St. John Keeginaw Friendship Centre	September 12	Fort St. John
Saik'uz First Nation	September 18	Vanderhoof
Nadleh & Stellat'en Health Centre	September 19	Fraser Lake
Haisla First Nation	September 24	Kitamaat Village
Kermode Friendship Centre	September 25	Terrace
Friendship House	September 26	Prince Rupert
Vancouver Native Friendship Centre	October 9	Vancouver
Kwikwetlem First Nation	October 16	Coquitlam
Tsleil-Waututh Nation	October 17	North Vancouver
Katzie First Nation	October 23	Pitt Meadows
Mission Friendship Centre	November 6	Mission

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Media contact:	Sarah Plank Manager, Media Relations Ministry of Health 250 480-6678 (cell) 250 952-3387 (office)	Robyn Jones-Murrell TELUS Tour for the Cure Coordinator CBCF, BC/Yukon Region 604 646-3578

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