RCMP, firefighters to face off in hockey game for #BeccaToldMeTo

Firefighters and policeare coming face to faceforan importantcause.

Members of the Codiac Regional RCMP and fire departments from Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe will hit the ice Friday night for a charity hockey game in support of the #BeccaToldMeTocampaign. The famous hashtagwas launched by Becca Schofield, 17, of Riverview,who has terminal brain cancer.

The campaign, which has received national attention,asks people to do something kind for someone else, then share it on social media.

"You turn on the TVand they're talking about it," saidCpl. MikeGaudetof theCodiacRCMP. "It's everywhere."

At the end of the day let's not just end it here, let's continue.- Mike Gaudet, CodiacRCMP

What started out as locker room banter following a friendly hockey match betweenfirefighters, quickly turned intoBattle of the Badges, a competitive hockey game between the services.

"I think it'll be a great match," said Christopher Jackson, a firefighter at the Moncton Fire Department.

He heard about the idea from other communities.

"I think it'll be competitive," said Jackson.

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Doors open at6 p.m. and the puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at theSuperior PropaneCentre inMoncton.Beccaand her family will be in attendance, as willMonctonCentre MLA Chris Collins.

Each team will have 15 players,skilled and well-trained.

"The nature of our careers kind of draws people that are athleticand competitive," Jackson said. "We have a lot of good hockey players."

Money donated by the public will go to Sears National Kids CancerRide, an 18-day cycling event that starts in Vancouver on Sept.6and ends on Sept. 23in Halifax. The annual event raises funds for childhood cancer andwas chosen by Becca herself.

"That's what's so inspiring, it's paying it forward," Gaudet said."It's all those little things we could all do on a daily basis.

"It's not just a one-shot deal here."

Organizers hope this is just the beginning of an annual event to support the cause.

"At the end of the day let's not just end it here, let's continue," said Gaudet.