Prince George, B.C. – Get ready  to be either arrested, or called upon to bail someone out, as the  Tour de North Jail and Bail event is set  to go on September 3rd.

(at right, radio personality Launy Schwartz was arrested last year for "the crime of being a Habs fan" – photo 250News archive)

This is the second time the Tour de North  team has  held a Jail and Bail, last year the event saw 9 people ‘arrested’, and  just over $6 thousand dollars raised in ‘bail’ .

This fundraiser calls for  folks to be  picked up by  the police (or auxiliaries as the case may be) and delivered to the Gold’s Gym  parking lot where they will be placed in a makeshift jail until they raise enough money to  be bailed out.

It’s all in fun,  and the dollars raised  go towards to pediatric cancer research, support programs and Camp Goodtimes.

But, it can’t happen if there aren’t people to  arrest, and  they have to be aware, and willing,  to go along with the  event. So,  nomination forms are now available at the  Prince George RCMP  Detachment on Victoria Street and the North District  Office on  5th.  Completed nomination forms can be e-mailed to tourdenorth@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, faxed to 250-562-8331 or dropped off at the Prince George Detachment at 455 Victoria Street.

But even if you haven’t nominated someone to  be ‘arrested’,  haven’t been  ‘arrested’  yourself  or called upon to  contribute to someone’s bail,  you are always welcome to  show up on September 3rd at  the parking lot of Gold’s Gym, to watch  as others find themselves  put behind bars for a  good cause.