Terry Fox began his renowned cross-Canada run on April 12, 1980, hoping to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was forced to stop outside Thunder Bay, Ontario on Sept. 1 after cancer returned to his lungs. He had run 5,373 kilometres.
Terry’s vision for increasing cancer research has been kept alive by the Terry Fox Foundation that coordinates annual runs in more than 650 communities across Canada. Since Terry’s death in 1981 (one month before he would have turned 23), more than $850 million has been raised in support of cancer research.
The Gibsons Terry Fox Run, held Sept. 15 in Brothers Park, saw 70 participants (runners, walkers, bikers, and four-footed trotters) and raised over $3,000. These funds will be matched by Mary Findlay and her husband Dr. Don Bland.
