1800 Motorcycles Expected To Help Raise Funds For Prostate Cancer Awareness and Research - Come out and CHEER

OTTAWA - This Saturday, May 30th, the 2009 Motorcycle Ride For Dad will be held in Ottawa. Over the past 10 years thousands of motorcyclists have raised millions of dollars for prostate cancer research and education.

A police-escorted parade of up to 1800 motorcycles will make its way from Aviation Museum in the east, to the Leggett Drive in Kanata. There will be temporary road closures along Rockliffe Parkway, Sussex, Wellington, Western Parkway and Carling Ave.

Road closures will begin at approximately 8:45 am in the east and move with the parade as it progresses across the city. These closures will be kept to a minimum while safeguarding the safety of all participants.

Come view the parade - it's FREE and an amazing site. This year we're inviting people to gather at NCC Parking Lot 6, on The Rockliffe Parkway between Birch and Hemlock, in front of the RCMP stables. The parade should pass between 8:50 and 9:00 am and will take approximately 45 minutes. Or view the parade at Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre lot, on the east side at Carling. The parade will enter Carling from the Western Parkway. It should arrive at this location between 9:15 and 9:30. At both locations we will have FREE flags and tattoos for kids.

For more information on the MRFD please visit www.MotorcycleRideForDad.org.