June 15, 2011: Record-breaking Funds Raised for Brain Tumour Patients across Canada
An outstanding 5,800 brain tumour patients and their supporters from across Canada have come together and raised a record-breaking $1.5 million for critical brain tumour research and patient programs during the recent Spring Sprint fundraising program

May 30, 2011: Montreal Spring Sprint: Memory of Much Loved Aunt Motivates Brain Tumour Researcher
Dr. Tommy Alain, Ph.D. is a Post Doctoral Researcher at McGill brain tumour researcher is doubly motivated to be successful because he lost his Aunt Gaétne Roy to a brain tumour. On June 4, Dr. Alain is taking this support to Parc Angrignon for the June 4 Spring Sprint for brain tumour research and patient support.

30 mai 2011: Sprint du printemps Montreal: La mémoire d’une tante bien-aimée motive les travaux d’un chercheur et une collecte de fonds
Il y a maintenant un an que le Dr Tommy Alain, Ph. D., chercheur postdoctoral au Centre de recherche sur le cancer à l’Université McGill, poursuit ses recherches sur l’utilisation de virus afin d'éliminer les cellules cancéreuses au cerveau. Les motifs scientifiques du Dr Alain sont renforcés par le fait que sa tante, Gaétane Roy, est décédée des suites d’une tumeur cérébrale. 
 

May 23, 2011: Winnipeg Spring Sprint: Athlete Overcomes Brain Tumour and Dedicates Time to Finding a Cure
Scott Chudley is a busy guy. The life-long Winnipegger and one time golf pro is now an Education Assistant, as well as a student studying to be a teacher. He is also a determined athlete and coordinator for the upcoming Spring Sprint for Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Scott has good reason for adding this to his all-ready full plate – he is one of the 55,000 Canadians affected by a brain tumour.
 

23 mai 2011: Sprint du printemps d'Ottawa: La jeune Ontarienne Mireille Renaud, étudiante en droit le jour et bénévole le soir, est déterminée à se servir de la douleur pour atteindre un objectif. Faisant partie du grand ensemble de Canadiens ayant un proche atteint d’une tumeur cérébrale, Mireille se trouve maintenant à établir des liens avec d’autres personnes en raison de cette maladie beaucoup trop répandue.  

May 23, 2011: Ottawa Spring Sprint: Young Woman Honours Father's Memory
An Ottawa law student by day and volunteer by night, Mireille Renaud is determined to turn pain into a purpose. As part of the large community of Canadians with a loved one touched by a brain tumour, Mireille now finds herself building connections with others because of this all-too common disease.

May 19, 2011: Vancouver Spring Sprint: Pediatric Brain Tumour Inspires Chilliwack Family to Help Others
As the parents of twin boys Quinlan and Conner, Jacqueline and Peter Huff were used to bumps and bruises and a life full of baseball and soccer. But the year the boys were seven, the typical childhood doctor’s visits took a dramatically different turn.  

May 19, 2011: Lloydminster Spring Sprint: Survivor Committed to Hope for the Future 
In less than one year, Veronica Bailey has travelled a wild emotional and physical journey that has taken her from comfortable retiree to brain tumour survivor and research fundraiser. Today, this journey has brought Veronica to a place of comfort and hope as she plans to participate in the annual Lloydminster Spring Sprint on Sunday, May 29 at Bud Miller Park.

May 19, 2011: Victoria Spring Sprint: Dedicated Volunteers Support Victoria Area Brain Tumour Patients
Brain tumour patients, survivors, their family and friends are coming together on Saturday, May28 for the annual Spring Sprint. The event is run by a dedicated group of local volunteers determined to improve the lives of those affected by a brain tumour.
 

May 19, 2011: Fredericton Spring Sprint: Fredericton Brain Tumour Survivors Support the Community
The Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre hosts this day of courage and hope where participants will gather to celebrate life and each other in an effort to raise funds for brain tumour research and programs for patients.

May 17, 2011: Sudbury Spring Sprint: Family Raising Funds for Brain Tumour Research in Honour of Lost Husband, Father and Community Leader
Lise Renaud is no stranger to life’s complexities as the mother of four children, grandmother to three and life-long supporter to her husband Justice Yvon Renaud ...
 

May 17, 2011: Calgary Spring Sprint: Medical Miracle Raising Funds for Brain Tumour Research
At just 28, Aaron Ramler has already been through a lifetime of hospital visits, tests and treatments and today he is a brain tumour survivor that doctors call a medical miracle. A photographer and apprentice electrician, Aaron was diagnosed with an advanced brain tumour in 2007. 
 

May 16, 2011: Edmonton Spring Sprint: Brain Tumour Survivor Dedicated to Brain Tumour Research and Support
Life can be demanding and full of surprises at every corner. For Michelle Chang, this cliché became reality when she started having double vision in January 2008. She did not realize that this single symptom would soon change the rest of her life, and that of her family.

May 9, 2011: Halifax Spring Sprint: Young Hockey Player Inspires Community to Support Brain Tumour Research
By all accounts, Cole Harbour resident Michael Rumsby is a typical thirteen year-old boy who loves playing soccer and hockey. So, in the fall of 2010, Michael and his family were shocked by his diagnosis of a malignant Non-Germinoma germ cell tumour of the pineal gland. While the brain tumour has temporarily slowed Michael down, it hasn’t stopped him.

May 9, 2011: Saskatoon Spring Sprint: Young Survivor & Family Raising Funds for Brain Tumour Research and Support
The middle child of Kirk and Kristen Friggstad, Kolbjorn (Kol) is eight-years old and is the only boy in the family of five children. Busy with piano, voice lessons, and home schooling, this Outlook, Saskatchewan family was unprepared for sudden change to their life when Kol was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Now, one year later, the entire Friggstad family is gearing up for the Saskatoon Spring Sprint to raise funds and awareness for Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.

May 4, 2011: Kitchener-Waterloo Spring Sprint: What a Difference a Year Makes: Young Woman Faces Battle with Brain Tumours Head On
When Erin Voss celebrates her 24th birthday in May, she will be a very different person than she was on the same date last year. In the summer of 2010, the health care aide began experiencing a variety of troubling but unexplained symptoms which led to the diagnosis of a brain tumour.

May 4, 2011: Guelph Spring Sprint: Rare Brain Tumours Inspire Survivor to Support Community
Dan Reddick has the ability to connect with people going through just about anything. He is friendly and open and has boundless knowledge, like there are 28 flavours of Jell-o but they only serve three or four at Hamilton General Hospital.

April 30, 2011: Chatham Spring Sprint: Chatham Area Brain Tumour Survivors & Families Raising Funds for Brain Tumour Research and Support
 

April 14, 2011: Windsor Spring Sprint: Family Raising Funds for Brain Tumour Research and Support in Hope of a Cure
In early 2010, Karen Metcalfe and Brett Lumley were typical busy parents with a young daughter and two and a half year old son. Then, one day, four-year old McKenna started complaining of neck pain...

April 11, 2011: Olympic Medalist Cheryl Bernard Supports Brain Tumour Research in Honour of Father
As an elite athlete, Cheryl Bernard faces challenges head-on with determination and force. Her father’s courageous journey with a Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) was no different and following his diagnosis, she quickly found herself focusing a great deal of her energy on treatment, appointments and care. “It changed my life,”...

April 6, 2011: Hamilton Spring Sprint: "Family Rallies around Teen with Brain Tumour"
For Paula Skowronski’s teenage son Jacob, it all began with a headache that just wouldn’t go away. “Our doctor prescribed two Advils, twice a day,” the Burlington Mom remembers. When that didn’t help, the doctor suspected the busy high school student’s symptoms were caused by stress...

April 6, 2011: Brampton Spring Sprint: "Daughter Honours Father’s Journey with a Brain Tumour with Fundraising Effort"
When Samantha Howes was a teenager, she lost her father to the brain tumour he had battled for many years. Today, she is a Bampton-based graphic designer and is continuing to honour her dad’s courage with inspiring and creative efforts. This May, she will take part in the David Bloom Memorial Bampton Spring Sprint.

April 6, 2011: Toronto Spring Sprint: "Blogging, Volunteering and the Need for Brain Tumour Research Motivates Brain Tumour Survivor"
In the fall of 2008, Sarah Ramsden was busy adjusting to married life after a July wedding and the changes brought on by a new job and home after a move to Toronto from Alberta. Then the Christmas honeymoon trip to Paris, France was delayed when the subtle symptoms she had been experiencing were diagnosed as a Meningioma brain tumour...

April 5, 2011: London Spring Sprint: "Rowing Team Raising Funds, Awareness and Generating Hope for the Battle Against Brain Tumours"
Andrew Kaszowski wants Londoners to know that brain tumours are more common than people think – they don’t discriminate and affect people of all ages. In 2010, Andrew came to the realization that within his extended circle of friends and family, almost 15 people had or have a brain tumour...