cancerride_coreyalexanderthompson_08162015An Ontario man who is raising money for cancer research by riding his bike across the country is expected to be in the North Bay area Tuesday. Corey Thompson started his journey in Vancouver mid July.  Corey has raised 4,200 hundred dollars to date . He will continue his trek along Highway 17 East through the Mattawa area. 

Corey’s cousin Maddie Costantini was diagnosed in 2013 with a rare type of cancer, when she was just 10. Maddie passed away last year.