Close to 1,000 participated in the CIBC Run for the Cure at the Powerade Centre in Brampton Sunday, Oct. 1.

Participants ran a five kilometre course or walked a one kilometre course. They raised approximately $190,800 according to volunteer run director Kelly McNamara.

The event celebrated survivors and raised money and awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society.

It was one of close to 60 such runs held in communities across the country. One in nine Canadian women are affected by breast cancer and it is the most commonly diagnose cancer among Canadian women, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.