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Brandon Sun Ben Verboom of Ajax, Ont., pedals his way along the Trans-Canada Highway as he departed Brandon for Moosomin, Sask., during his cross-country Cycle to Help for suicide awareness on Wednesday morning. Verboom's inspiration for his ride came from his father, who battled depression before taking his own life in 2004. Verboom's father, an avid cyclist, had aways wanted to make a cross-Canada trip with his son, Ben, who now rides his father's bike in his memory. Funds raised by Verboom will be distributed to a variety of grassroots mental health projects across Canada. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)