Today is the day all bets will be off for the Mayor of St. Catharines.
Walter Sendzik will be shaving off his beard in public today at 4:30 at the Walker Family Cancer Centre in St. Catharines.
At the same time, a cheque will be presented to the centre by Tom Rankin.
In July, the Mayor announced he would grow a beard for 11 weeks in honour of Gord Downie, the frontman for the Tragically Hip, who is battling brain cancer.
Tom Rankin of Rankin Construction then bought the mayor's beard at auction for $5,500, with the funds to be donated to the Walker Family Cancer Centre.