Cheque presented to the BC Cancer Foundation. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

By Michael Reeve

GOLF FUNDRAISER

First annual Tee’d Off at Breast Cancer Golf Tournament helps raise more than $50,000 for BC Cancer Foundation

Jan 28, 2026 | 5:02 PM

KAMLOOPS — Last summer, Bighorn Golf and Country Club at Sun Rivers played host to the first annual Tee’d Off at Breast Cancer Golf Tournament, helping raise funds for BC Cancer Foundation.

The tournament honours the memory of Trish Sallaway, who sadly passed away from breast cancer, and is a way to keep her legacy alive while supporting improvements for cancer care in Kamloops. 

The first edition was such a success, the second annual tournament has been announced for this August.

“Unfortunately, my wife succumbed to breast cancer, coming up on two years (ago) now, and this was an opportunity in my mind for her life to have legacy and meaning,” said Gary Sallaway, vice-president of the Tee’d Off at Breast Cancer event. “It was the ability to give back to the community and, hopefully, nobody else will have to go through what she did.”

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The $52,372 raised at last September’s event was donated to the BC Cancer Foundation and its campaign to raise $5 million for the new Kamloops cancer centre, which is expected to open to the public in 2028.

“The impact of this donation really is incredible. Patients undergoing breast cancer and other cancers, over 50 per cent of patients require radiation treatment during their cancer diagnoses. Currently, BC Cancer delivers radiation treatment in Kelowna,” said Mischa Mueller, executive director with BC Cancer Foundation for the Interior and North. “The new BC Cancer Kamloops Centre will be an incredible addition to this community to deliver cutting edge radiation treatment right here at home.”

Full details about the event can be found here — https://www.teedoffatbreastcancer.com/