Terry Fox Centre

This November, post a picture of you beside a Terry Landmark (school, park, street sign, trail, mountain) and tag us at @terryfoxcentre and you will be entered to win a copy of Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters We will randomly choose a winner at the end of the month! Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters comprised of 40 letters from 40 contributors who give voice to the inspiration, dedication, and perseverance that Terry Fox embodied. Edited by Terry’s younger brother Darrell... Fox on behalf of the Fox Family, contributors range from Margaret Atwood, Bobby Orr, Jann Arden, and Christine Sinclair, to those who escorted Terry on his run. Forever Terry is a testament to the influence Terry Fox has had on the shape of Canadian dreams, ambitions, and commitment to helping others. Their reflections, which reveal connections between inspiring Canadians that readers will never have expected, appear alongside never-before-seen photos of Terry. #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre

A photo of Terry and his grade 9 basketball team at Mary Hill Junior Secondary in Port Coquitlam BC. Doug Alward, Terry's Marathon of Hope companion, is also on this team. He struggled in grade 8 spending most of the season on the bench. Being scrawny and short together with having modest natural ability were major obstacles for Terry to overcome. Terry would overcome. Every unallocated waking hour if not minute over a two year period was spent playing or thinking about the g...ame! Terry would be a starting guard by grade 10. Anything is possible if you try. #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre #portcoquitlam

The Fox family moved from Winnipeg and Manitoba to the west coast in 1966 but never really left. Summer holidays were spent taking either the train (Rolly Fox had day coach/economy passes through his CN employment) or pulling a trailer to visit Fox and Wark family members. The first week was spent in Melita, Manitoba with Betty's Mom and Dad with frequent visits to the Ross family farm. Mary Ann Wark (Terry's grandma) was an integral and influential mentor to Terry and th...e Fox family. This photo was taken in front of John and Mary Ann Wark's Melita home. Check out the black socks and shorts combo on Roly and Darrell - ahead of their times?! #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre #winnipeg #manitoba #Melita

Terry loved sports. All sports. The Fox family did not have the disposable income for hockey so organized sports where only a ball, shoes and a glove were required became fast favourites. Terry played soccer, basketball, baseball and later rugby giving him the opportunity to act on and display his competitive nature. This photo was taken at McLean Park in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Can you identify Terry? For bonus points can you spot Doug Alward, Terry's early and forever friend ...and Marathon of Hope companion? " #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre #britishcolumbia #portcoquitlam

Happy Birthday! What happens when you have summer birthday's and they are close together? One cake! 1968, the first year and summer at 3337 Morrill St, Port Coquitlam, BC. Fun fact: Did you know "Terri and Doug" are the current owners of the Fox family hometown home?!! #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun... #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre #britishcolumbia #coquitlam See more

Continuing with the early year theme the following photo was taken during the 1966 to 1968 years after the move to BC and specifically Surrey. Waving yes curly no. The curls would only arrive post chemotherapy close to a decade later. Looking pretty dapper Terry! #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre ... #britishcolumbia #surrey See more

It was a pretty bold move for Rolly and Betty Fox to consider raising their family in a warmer climate and away from family and friends in Winnipeg and the province. The Fox family would make the move to Surrey, BC in 1966 where they rented a house. With the move Rolly would lose 12 years seniority at CN and would have to start fresh in his new role as switchman on Vancouver’s north shore. In 1968 they would purchase 3337 Morrill St. in Port Coquitlam which would be the family home for the next 16 years. Betty Fox, like any mother, loved her family photos - the Fox kids cleaned up pretty good back then! #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre

Every Thursday for the next few weeks and months we will share a photo of an artifact in the Terry Fox collection together with a few descriptive words. There are over 70,000 "Terry" items to choose from! The vast majority were cards and letters sent to the Fox family home some simply addressed "Terry Fox" in the weeks following September 1, 1980 the day Terry was forced to stop running. Betty Fox, Terry's mom protected and nurtured each and every item in the collection for 3... decades and now, in turn, so does the Terry Fox Centre. We thought we would start with an early photo of Terry. Cannot get much earlier than this one of Terry at 9 months old - he seems determined to find his way out of the carriage! Terry was born in St. Boniface Hospital on July 28, 1958. Winnipeg (Transcona) would be Terry's home for his first 8 years. #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre

"This photo was taken during the early years in Winnipeg before the move to the west coast. Check out the matching sweaters!! December 25th was always a big day in the Fox family home. The Fox kids received little in the way of gifts during the year but Mom more than made up for it on December 25th! Maybe Mom's annual display of giving lay dormant within Terry until a cancer diagnosis awakened him to the need to give back?" #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #marathon #terryfoxcentre

Thank you everyone for following our daily posts from Terry's Marathon of Hope journal from 40 years ago. The legacy of Terry Fox is close to the hearts of many Canadians. We remember his selflessness, determination and never-give-up attitude - values we admire and cherish. Our goal at the Terry Fox Centre is to ensure those values and his powerful, courageous story are shared with the next generation of Canadians as well as internationally. The Terry Fox Centre oversees tho...usands of artifacts from Terry's life and the Marathon of Hope and yet they are currently stored in boxes, far from public view. We believe it is imperative to preserve the collection, and develop ways to share this uniquely Canadian story. First, we want to document the expansive collection, then create a virtual museum all Canadians can access; and finally we hope to finalize our discussions around a permanent location for the Terry Fox Centre. We plan to continue to post, perhaps once a week, showing artifacts from the collection as we pursue our work towards a permanent location "for all things Terry". Please keep sharing with your friends and family and you can also sign up to your newsletter on our website for future updates.

Day 143 - 21 miles - Total 3339 miles

Day 142 - 23 miles - Total 3318 miles "Today was alright. Started late and it was cold for the entire morning. 12, 11 (miles). Nothing else happened." #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photo by Gail Harvey

Day 141 - 20 miles - Total 3295 miles "Today I had a late start because I didn't sleep last night. Did 10 miles that took me to Nipigon and 10 more that took me to Sturgeon River. Ankle sore." *Terry is once again recalculating in his journal to determine an estimated date of arrival home based on an average daily mileage together with the 2005 Marathon of Hope miles left to go.*... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #nipigon #sturgeonriver #marathon Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photo by Gail Harvey

From Terry's Journal: Day 140 - 20 miles - Total 3275 miles "Today was a difficult day. I didn't sleep last night and was wiped before I started. Exhausted and fatigued all day long. I feel sick tonight."... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 139 - 26 miles - Total 3255 miles "Today was a difficult day. Extremely hilly and I was fatigued. 2 film crews were buzzing around all day. It was a gorgeous day. Beautiful, glorious scenery. Did 2 interviews and then read the Doug Collins paper which said I rode through Quebec. Broke my heart!" ... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 138 - 26 miles - Total 3229 "Today I had a good run in the morning, 13. The afternoon my ankle started to hurt again. Greg rode his bike behind me for about 6 miles and it has to be the most inspirational moment I have had! At night we had a beautiful reception in Terrace Bay. I spoke about Greg and couldn't hold back the emotion."... *CBC recording from that day: https://www.cbc.ca//en/terry-foxs-marathon-of-hope-day-138 * #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon #terracebay Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 137 - 26 miles - Total 3203 miles "Today was a very good day. Did 13 in the morning and 13 at night. Greg (Scott) and his parents came. We ate in Terrace Bay. I swam in a lake with Greg and others after." ... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon #terracebay Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 136 - 26 miles - Total 3177 miles "Today my ankle was tender and sore but not near as bad. I made it to 9 miles past Marathon. Did 14 (miles), 12. The morning 14 were almost easy. Getting into hilly country again. So thankful to be able to keep going!"... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon #marathonontario Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 135 - 0 miles - Total 3151 *Terry has been cleared to run - at least that is what he shares with those close to him. He is itching to get back on the road and running home. In his journal Terry recalculates an estimated arrival date back in BC based on a daily mile average and accounting for the two recent days where he was not able to run.*... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #SaultSteMarie Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 134 - 0 miles - Total 3151 miles "Today with Ron Calhoun, Bill and Lou I flew to Sault Ste Marie. Found out I have tendentious and should be able to keep going on Monday."... *Doug Alward believes xrays would have been inconclusive and Terry likely had a stress fracture.* #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #SaultSteMarie Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 133 - 17 miles - Total 3151 miles "Today my ankle got worse. By 17 miles I couldn't take it anymore. I am worried upset and desperate." ... #terryfoxrun2020 #terryfoxrun #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #marathon Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 132 - 25 miles - Total 3134 miles "Today my ankle was better until the afternoon. Poured rain off and on all day. My ankle killed me in the afternoon. Somehow I think it will go away on it's own!"... Canadian Museum of History #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photo: Joyce Essa

From Terry's Journal: Day 131 - 26 miles - Total 3109 miles "Today was alright. Poured for the final 5 miles. 1 mile short of White River. Very good to have Uncle Rod around. I have a swollen and painful ankle. Worried. $4,000 raised in White River pop 1,000."... *Uncle Rod took this picture of us 40 years ago today.* #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #whiteriver Township of White River Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 130 - 26 miles - Total 3083 miles "Today was a very good day. I had a good start. 12 miles. My 14 miles in the afternoon also went very well. The final 5 were tough. The terrain isn't as hilly here."... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photo by Gail Harvey

From Terry's Journal: Day 129 - 23 miles - Total 3067 miles "Today I didn't get started until 6:30am. Did 11 hard miles in the rain. Went two miles up "Old Woman" it was a toughie. Made it to and past Wawa on my second run of 12 miles. Very fatigued and tired."... CBC Article: https://www.cbc.ca//reliving-terry-foxs-marathon-of-hope-d #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #wawa Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 128 - 26 miles - Total 3034 miles "Today was a good but hard day. Still very hilly...some giants. We are in Lake Superior Park. Saw 2 moose this morning. Muscles are sore from drilling the hills. Exhausted. Managed to keep going. 13 and 13 miles." ... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #lakesuperior Lake Superior Provincial Park Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photo by: Ken MacQueen

From Terry's Journal: Day 127 - 26 miles - Total 3008 miles "Today was a good day. 10 in the morning which took me up Montreal River hill. I ran all the way non stop. Took it great. Felt good. Did 16 in a row in the afternoon. Very tired and sore at the end."... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #montrealriver Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 126 - 26 miles - Total 2982 miles "Today was a better day. I slept much better last night. Got up to run and on my first step lost my balance and fell! Very cool in the morning. Did 11 miles and then 15. There are some big steep hills now and the scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Fred and Theresa came today"... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 125 - 20 miles - Total 2956 "Today was one of the worst. I didn't sleep a minute all night. Finally got up at 6am when I realized I was not going to sleep. Somehow half asleep I struggled through 20 awful miles." ... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 124 - 22 miles - Total 2936 miles "Today I didn't get up until 7am. Did 8 miles, still struggling, had a break and did 14 more. Feet, leg, shoulders, neck, back and butt are all sore. Overcompensation. Poured rain all day"... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

Join the Terry Fox Ride of Hope - August 22nd. The goal is to collectively ride the circumference of the earth, 40,000km, in this the 40th anniversary. Ride 4km, 40km or 400km. Raise $4, $40, $400. Every km and every dollar helps. Please register here. https://terryfox.org/terry-fox-ride-of-hope/... #terryfox #marathonofhope

From Terry's Journal: Day 123 - 22 miles - Total 2914 miles "Today my knee broke after 8 miles. Took my break and the replaced knee was awful. Sluggish day. Struggled through 14 more miles. Took a break after 10 which put me in the Soo(Sault Ste Marie). Tremendous reception here."... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #SaultSteMarie The City of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 122 - 20 miles - Total 2892 miles "Today I had a slow start again. I couldn't sleep. Sluggish and long day."... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 121 - 26 miles + 65 miles = 2872 miles "Today we figured out that the van error was 4%. Didn't even sleep last night so slept in and then did 11 miles followed by 15 more. It was a good day though the final few miles were torture. Made it to Bruce Mines." ... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #BruceMines Ontario Provincial Police Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 119 - 26 miles - Total 2760 miles "Today was another good day. Got a good start but it rained all morning. It poured buckets and bucke...ts on my 11th mile. Took my break and then did 10 more. Then I did 5 more which took me through Blind River. We had a very good reception and then a nice meal." #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #blindriver Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 120 - 20 miles - Total 2780 miles "Today I did 2 miles and then had to get back into bed. Exhausted and couldn't sleep. Came back out and did 12 more and then received the Jim Pattison GM vehicle. I did 6 more miles and after having a good rest these miles went well. We are about 5 miles past Iron Bridge." ... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #ironbridge Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation General Motors Jim Pattison Auto Group Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 118 - 26 miles - Total 2734 miles "Today was an excellent day. I had to wear a sweater for the first 2 miles. The miles were strong and solid until the final mile of the day when I nearly collapsed. Got that empty weak feeling when the heat and humidity get to me. We stayed about 24 miles away from Blind River."... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #blindriver Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 117 - 26 miles - Total 2708 miles "Today was a very good day. I did 13, 8 and 5 miles. I felt great in the morning. The afternoon was hot and I had a tremendous wind in my face. We had a reception in Espanola today!"... #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #espanola Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 116 - 21 miles - Total 2682 miles "Today I did 10, 6 and 5 miles. It was hot, humid and tiring. Stayed at the Trade Winds. Bob Appleton joined us as Lou Fine was having an operation."... *Lou Fine was CCS Northern District representative and would be with Terry for the remainder of the Marathon of Hope. * #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 115 - 37 miles - Total 2661 miles "Today was awful. I found out we had passed the half way point already and that there is something wrong with the van. Very slight but it adds up. Very tired, hot and I am worn. Made it to Sudbury."... *It is unlikely Terry ran 37 miles on this day but added the miles the van missed since the start of the Marathon of Hope.* #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #sudbury Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us.

From Terry's Journal: Day 114 - 26 miles - Total 2624 miles "Today was alright. The morning 12 miles were good. Cool and no wind. The next 14 were hard with wind, humidity and heat. Jack Lambert had to leave today. I will miss him. 20 miles away from Sudbury."... *Jack Lambert was a Canadian Cancer Society District representative from Oshawa. Because of his special relationship with Terry (and other MOH members) he remained with the entourage well beyond the area he was responsible for. * #terryfox #marathonofhope #Ontario #sudbury #oshawa Ontario Provincial Police CBC News Canadian Cancer Society Please invite your friends to like/follow the Terry Fox Centre! If you or anyone you know has a picture of Terry from his marathon 40 years ago, please share it with us. Photos by Gail Harvey

Two new books mark the 40th anniversary of Terry Foxs Marathon of Hope: https://www.theglobeandmail.com//article-pair-of-new-book/ #terryfox #marathonofhope