Breast Fest raises awareness and $13K to support women living with breast cancer
The Breast Fest Committee is all smiles after another great night of raising money to support women with breast cancer. The members are, from left: Margie Wiswell, Edy Hesse, Lindsay Ryan, Rose MacDougall, Karen Mullins, Stefanie Stokner, Wilma Timmons, Shannon Beaton, and Charlene Clarke.
October 8, 2025
by Beverley Phillips
The Inverness Fire Hall was filled with laughter and pink last Friday night as women gathered for Breast Fest, the annual breast cancer awareness fundraiser.
After mingling, making their first bids on the silent auction, and getting a plate of fine food, everyone settled down and listened to nurse practitioner Mary Anderson share statistics and information on breast cancer.
Of all the Canadian women diagnosed with cancer in 2024, 25% were diagnosed with breast cancer. Eighty-four women are diagnosed with it every day, and 15 will die from breast cancer every day. Black women and those with triple-negative breast cancer have the highest death rates.
