Terry Fox runs are fast approaching

August 14, 2025 @ 9:03 amEditorials, Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

Terry is escorted through Stratford by city police and the OPP. (Contributed photo)
From July 21, 1980: Terry Fox arrived in Stratford half-way through his 8,000 kilometre Marathon of Hope across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Top: Terry is escorted through Stratford by city police and the OPP. Lower left: Mayor Ted Blowes welcomes Terry to Stratford and presents him with Stratford memntoes. Lower right: Festival actress Maggie Smith presents a personal donation to Terry. (Stratford-Perth Archives photo)

Betty Jo Belton  Stratford-Perth Archives Communities across Canada are preparing for Terry Fox runs on Sunday, September 14. Hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research have been raised as a result of these annual events thanks to Fox, who ran his own marathon of hope between April and September 1980. According to the Terry…

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