To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, the Sikh Motorcycle Club of Canada is hosting a motorcycle ride in various cities and locations across Canada on July 31. The Sikh Motorcycle Club of British Columbia started their ride at 9:30 am from Gur Sikh Temple 33089 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC and finished at approx. 1:00 pm at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib 15255 68 Ave, Surrey, BC.                                     Video shot by Sukhpal Parmar/Ready Solar-Nature's Power Source

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

SURREY – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, the Sikh Motorcycle Club of Canada hosted a motorcycle ride in various cities and locations across Canada on July 31. The Sikh Motorcycle Club of British Columbia’s began their ride at 9:30 am from Gur Sikh Temple 33089 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC and finish at approx. 1:00 pm at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib 15255 68 Ave, Surrey, BC.  BC group had a large numbr of riders.  

This national motorcycle ride, with support of other motorcycle clubs across Canada, will raise funds and awareness to help support the work led by Diabetes Canada. The goal is to raise $100,000 in recognition of the 100th anniversary.  

 

We invite the media to attend or encourage a scheduled interview. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at either the starting line or finish line. 

The Sikh Motorcycle Club of Canada is proud to support the “We Can’t Wait Another 100 Years” campaign to commemorate the discovery of insulin and addresses the urgency about diabetes. Fostering a national conversation: although the 100th anniversary is an incredible discovery; insulin is not enough. It’s the starting line, not the finish line for diabetes. 

“Diabetes Canada is grateful for the commitment and support of the Sikh Motorcycle Club of Canada and the riders here in British Columbia.  These types of partnerships and events allow us to further support the 1.5 million British Columbians living with diabetes or prediabetes, ” expresses Sarah Reid, Regional Director, Diabetes Canada, BC/AB/YT/NWT.