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$30-MILLION MARK REACHED!
With the tremendous support of our Niagara community we have raised $30 Million of the required $40 Million Campaign goal.

It’s your time to be part of the most momentous undertaking in the history of healthcare in the Niagara Region and help the It’s Our Time Campaign cross the finish line.

Your donation will improve access to quality healthcare and make Niagara a leader in the vital areas of cancer care, kidney dialysis, and treatment of mental illness and heart disease.


Sullivan Mahoney makes healthcare for Niagarans a priority. Read More Niagara-on-the-Lake Campaign Team in full swing. Read More Concrete Pour Milestone Celebration for Walker Family Cancer Centre. Read More Hernder Picasso's Foundation commits $250,000 to Walker Family Cancer Centre. Read More The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation supports healthcare in Niagara. Read More New Healthcare Complex Construction of our new state-of-the-art facility is well underway. See webcams for bird's-eye view! The Finish Line A film that captures the true spirit of Niagara and what it takes to reach the It's Our Time finish line Now Playing! Donor Diversity Film Series For a rare glimpse into what motivates Niagara's top donors to invest in Niagara's healthcare View the series! Upcoming Events supporting the Campaign

Lead donors, cancer survivor leave their mark on the Walker Family Cancer Centre - November 30, 2009

St. Lawrence Seaway

Walker Industries shareholders David and Geordie Walker, and cancer survivor Lesley Osmond make a lasting imprint.

Amid the towering cranes at First Street and Fourth Avenue, cancer survivor Lesley Osmond personally thanked the lead donors to the Walker Family Cancer Centre. She shared a special moment with members of the Walker Family when, together, they made handprints in a concrete slab to mark an important construction milestone for this new facility.

Lesley Osmond, David and Geordie Walker were joined by representatives from the other lead donors to the It’s Our Time Campaign: Branscombe Family Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Community Leaders Foundation, Howes Family & Lincoln Fabrics Ltd. and Rankin Construction Inc., as PCL Constructors Ltd. executed the first concrete pour for the suspended floor slab of the new Walker Family Cancer Centre.

Having personally experienced traveling outside the Niagara Region for cancer treatment, Lesley Osmond expressed her gratitude to local government officials, donors, fundraising volunteers, staff from the Niagara Health System, Cancer Care Ontario, and PCL Constructors, in attendance, for making the new Cancer Centre a reality for Niagara patients by early 2013.

“I drive by this construction site often and take note of the progress; the construction of the new Walker Family Cancer Centre gives me hope for the future,” said Lesley Osmond. “I had to drive to Hamilton for my 25 radiation treatments - five days a week for five weeks; over 50 hours driving back and forth -- and when you’re battling cancer, believe me, every hour -- every minute of life becomes even more precious” she stated. “I look forward to the day when patients from Niagara can receive most of their treatments here in our community,” Lesley said.

When it opens in 2013, the 67,000 sq. ft. Walker Family Cancer Centre, developed in collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario and the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, will offer comprehensive cancer care to Niagara patients. With three radiation therapy rooms, special procedure rooms and chemotherapy treatment, the new facility will provide close-to-home care for the 1,200 cancer patients who currently travel to Hamilton or Toronto for life-saving radiation treatment each year.