Pink on your skate laces or stick tape is not a sign of weakness, but a definite sign of strength of character.

For some junior hockey players on the West Shore, wearing pink is also a show of support for Matt Williams and his B次元官网网址淏ingos for BucksB次元官网网址� campaign, which aims to raise funds for cancer research.

Williams, a Grade 12 student at Belmont secondary, is hoping every student at the school donates $1 to the campaign, which runs until the end of October.

A cancer survivor who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, Williams is in remission now, but knows cancer touches almost everyone.

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Williams is a junior hockey official and with his connections in junior and minor hockey, he is asking forwards and defencemen to donate $10 for every goal or assist. His goal is to raise $1,258 from the school students. With the hockey players he has already raised around $300. ItB次元官网网址檚 a tough grind though.

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He said many students donB次元官网网址檛 have any extra cash, so he encourages them to go out  to the games and support and cheer the players on.

All of the money raised will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

When Williams graduates he hopes to go into criminology and become a police officer, or more specifically a member of the emergency response team for the RCMP.

editor@goldstreamgazette.com