Kids show their support at Cops for Cancer event Update

11-year-old Brady Fougère sheds his locks in support of Cops for Cancer Monday.


North Bay Police Service released the following infomation updating Monday's Cops for Cancer event:

The Cops for Cancer event has raised $16,455 so far, with more dollars still to come in.

A total will be released on Friday this week.

Voting for the ugly head contest can take place at the Cancer Society 147 McIntyre St W or the North Bay Police Headquarters at 135 Princess St W.

One dollar equals one vote.

The voting polls will be closed at 6PM Thursday.

Photos of the shaved heads can be viewed at website http://www.northbaypoliceassociation.ca/uglyheadcontest/

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Moved by the battles by their friends who have waged war against cancer this year, both 10-year-old Payton Sproule and 11-year-old Brady Fougère graciously lobbied their law enforcement parents to participate in the annual Cops for Cancer event held at the Northgate Shopping Centre Monday afternoon.

In a show of support Sproule, the daughter of OPP Provincial Communications Centre member Kara Sproule, had a dear family friend currently battling Breast Cancer cut her off her tresses and at the same time helped a child fighting the disease as well by donating her hair to Locks for Love.

Fougère, a grade 6 student at St. Thomas D’Aquin in Astorville, approached his dad Constable Shawn Fougère about participating in Cops for Cancer as his way of supporting his young class mate, Ryan Murphy.

Fougère, who rallied family, friends and his teachers to financially support his quest, says his friend showed great courage while fighting cancer and supporting Cops for Cancer was the least he could do.

“There’s a kid in my school called Ryan Murphy who recently battled Leukemia, except he overcame it a couple of days ago and I was so touched by his story that I decided that I would go with my dad.”

“I thought he was extremely brave for doing that cause not too many kids can really handle that much,” he tells BayToday before the big buzz cut.

Fougère’s message to the public is simple with support cancer can be beaten.

“Donate cause it’s a great cause what we are doing right now … like if we could beat all of the cancers it would be great.”



Murphy recently received his last treatment and was given a clean bill of health.

Law enforcement agencies from across the area turned out for the cause and take a little ribbing about the hairdos and don’ts they were sporting.