Up to 3,000 motorcycles are expected to take part in the Memorial Ride for the Fallen in Afghanistan this Saturday June 12 in Vancouver. The ride, organized by Barry Drews of the 3rd Canadian Army Veteran (CAV) Riding Unit, will leave from the Trev Deeley motorcycle shop in Vancouver at 9:30 a.m. and travel to Hope and Agassiz , then to the former Canadian Forces base in Chilliwack for a memorial service at 3 p.m.
Registration, which takes place at Trev Deeley on Saturday from 7-9 a.m., is $20 per vehicle and proceeds will go to the Wounded Warriors Foundation to support injured Canadian soldiers and their families.