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Media Advisory - Prostate Cancer Canada celebrates local Vancouver Hero
Vancouver, British Colombia, April 16 –– Prostate Cancer Canada will honour the late Jack Poole, former VANOC Board Chair and local businessman, with the Local Hero Award. Jack was a generous benefactor to the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation with gifts totalling $3 Million for “Jack the Robot”, a da Vinci S HD surgical system, and a $1 Million gift towards the Robert H. N. Ho Research Centre. His lead donation attracted a further $3.5 million in donations including $1.5 million from Jimmy Pattison. Together these donations enabled VGH to become the fourth Canadian hospital to employ robotic technology in surgery.

Media Advisory- Prostate Cancer Canada celebrates local Calgary Hero
Calgary, AB, April 10 –– Local Hero Dr. Jay Lee will be honoured on April 11th at the annual Wake Up Call Breakfast, hosted by Prostate Cancer Canada, in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Centre. Dr. Lee is being recognized for his extraordinary contribution to the fight against prostate cancer.

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Rainbow Warriors Support Group - Proclamation read to Nova Scotia Legislature on November 9, 2011

11/9/2011

Whereas Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic Region through its Prostate Cancer Canada Network continues to support men and their families; and,

Whereas on November 16 prostate cancer survivor Rob Isbister will lead a support group for gay men diagnosed with prostate cancer, making the support group the first of its kind in Canada; and,

Whereas this initiative is another example of Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic’s mission to reach out to diverse communities through its PCCN support network, providing a forum for personal discussion with prostate cancer survivors, those newly diagnosed and their caregivers.

Therefore, be it resolved that all Members of the House of Assembly congratulate Rob Isbister on becoming the first leader of a gay men’s prostate cancer support group and wish him and all members of his support group much deserved success.

Mr. Speaker, I request waiver of notice and passage without debate.

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