Terry Fox Run set for Sunday in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — The Terry Fox Run is taking place this Sunday at Riverside Park. This year marks the 38th edition of the annual event, meant to raise much-needed funds for cancer research, and carry on Terry’s Marathon of Hope, as well as his legacy as one of the most inspirational Canadian’s to ever live.
It’s been 37 years since Terry Fox passed away, tragically losing his life to the cancer that took his leg, but in the years since his death, his legacy has continued to grow.
“I think the values he held dear are still strong because they’re very Canadian,” Run organizer Andrea McCurrah says. “He wanted it not to be about himself, he wanted it to be about cancer research and ending suffering, especially for children.”