Michelle Houle, 45, has been participating in the STAR program at Bon Secours since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010.

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"They're very close to their team and proud of their city, " said Rejean Houle, who played three years for the Nordiques in the mid-1970s.

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Ms. Houle suffered a recurrence in 2011 and is now on another chemotherapy regimen, but keeps up her exercises at the hospital's medical fitness facility.

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