Terry Fox
Runners were tweeting from Wilket Creek Park that Premier Wynne, Mayor Tory, John Carmichael and Four Seasons founder Isadore Sharp are present with many others for the 35th Terry Fox Run today (September 20, 2015) Communities across the country are taking part in the run. In 1980, Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope run across Canada in support of Cancer research. Fox ran 26 miles a day, gaining more and more public support and media attention along the way. A decision by CTV News to broadcast a national telethon in support of Fox as he approached Toronto led to huge public interest. The Cancer amputee was forced to stop his run in Northern Ontario when his cancer returned. Fox ran for 143 days, 3,339 miles.
