Walker Riders take to the road for the Big Move Ride for Cancer
Over $33,000 raised for the Walker Family Cancer Centre
NIAGARA, ON (Sep14, 2025) – Walker employees teamed up to participate in and support this year’s Niagara Big Move Ride for Cancer. The charitable event hosted by Niagara Health Foundation welcomed more than 400 riders with proceeds from the race supporting the Walker Family Cancer Centre located in St. Catharines.
Together, the 22 Walker riders, Walker employees across North America, customers, family and friends, raised more than $33,000. The funds raised go directly to cancer care in Niagara. Walker also sponsored the event in addition to the team’s fundraising.
“Supporting the community is incredibly important to Walker, at the core of our values and sums up our culture – building better communities.” said Mike Deprez, Vice President, Waste Services and Business Development, and Walker rider. “Events such as today’s Big Move Ride for Cancer are great paths where we can continue to raise awareness and support critical public health needs individually, as a team, and as a company.”
The Walker Family Cancer Centre is a facility dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-first cancer care for the Niagara region. The centre provides state-of-the-art amenities, and a comfortable and welcoming environment for 1,700 patients, including 400 breast cancer patients and 600 prostate cancer patients annually.
In 2007 The Walker Family, through Walker Industries committed to supporting cancer care in Niagara, donating to the construction of the Walker Family Cancer Centre at Niagara Health. Recently, Walker continued its support with a donation to help fund a new MRI machine, bringing diagnostic capabilities that support the cancer center and Niagara Health as a whole, reducing MRI waiting times for patients in the region.
“My colleagues and I take pride in being able to continue to support the amazing work the Walker Cancer Centre team does day in and day out with events such as the Big Move Ride for Cancer,” Deprez shares.
If you would like to learn more about the Walker Family Cancer Centre, and the amazing work the team provides each day, visit: https://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/site/cancer-care-oncology
About Walker Industries
Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company with over 135 years in business, operates from its base in the Niagara region with facilities across Canada and the United States. Walker employs more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsion chemistries. For more information, visit www.walkerind.com
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