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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 23, 2016 | 6 Spotlight "Connected to your Community" Relay for Life Oakville | photos by Caterina Muia - special to the Beaver The 2016 Oakville Relay for Life raised $95,281 for Canadian Cancer Society research and programs Friday (June 17) at Coronation Park. More than 250 people on 37 teams, took turns walking laps from 7 p.m.1-a.m. The evening included music, yoga, a live choir, a marching band, and kickboxing, as well as the traditional luminary ceremony honouring those who have died from cancer or are ghting the disease. A Survivors' Lap once again took place as cancer survivors went on the track in celebration of beating the disease. The relay culminated with a Fight-Back Ceremony, in which participants pledged to ght back against cancer in their own lives throughout the year. Pictured, clockwise from top right, a group of friends from Caledon, Emma's Angels, who attended to honour a friend lost to cancer. The relay path hugged Lake Ontario in places. Luminaries, in honour of those battling, or who have lost their battle, with cancer lined the path. Each luminary, lit as the sun set, had a special message on it. Michelle Lombardi (left), Lynn Mytroen (centre) and Ann King (right) are sisters, all of whom are cancer survivors. Lombardi is a breast and melanoma cancer survivor of seven years; Mytroen nished treatment for lymphoma cancer in December; and, King, who completed her treatment for breast cancer in 2014, was diagnosed with lung cancer in January of 2015, but said, "I'm going to beat it!" Sixyear-old Joey was one of the younger cancer survivors at the event. Joey was diagnosed with leukemia in January and still has one month left of treatment. Joey, his parents and younger sister were shown support by the many survivors who also attended the fundraiser. Volume 54 | Number 50 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington (905) 845-3824 Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. NEIL OLIVER Vice ­President and Group Publisher KELLY MONTAGUE Regional General Manager DANIEL BAIRD Director of Advertising ANGELA BLACKBURN Managing Editor Editorial Department (905) 845-3824 Advertising Department (905) 845-3824 Classi ed Advertising (905) 632-4440 Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington (905) 631-6095