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THUNDER BAY — For the first time since 2019, hundreds of Thunder Bay residents will participate en masse in the annual Terry Fox Run this weekend at Boulevard Lake.
Because public health guidelines excluded large in-person events, In 2020 and 2021 participants ran, walked, biked or rollerbladed on their own or with family and friends Since 1981, the run has taken place each year in honour of Fox, who ended his run across Canada outside Thunder Bay on Sept.1, 1980 after a recurrence of cancer.
"But as I always tell people, Terry ran 42 kilometres a day for 143 days, and I can assure you he ran through rain, snow, ice and everything. So even if it's a little damp on Sunday, people should still come out and do their walk or run," he said in an interview Wednesday.In Thunder Bay alone, about $600,000 has been raisedThe cost is $25 apiece, and only cash or a cheque can be accepted.
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