Canadians share personal memories of Fox online
2 Sep 19 7:17 AM · 5d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 2 of 3
Readers on social media respond to the Guardian piece with firsthand recollections of participating in early Terry Fox Runs and watching his funeral.
“I can remember watching the funeral. it was on tv I think... i remember doing those early terry fox runs in the 1980s as a little kid, having to be picked up because i couldn’t do the full 10 k on my own.”
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you don’t understand what Terry Fox means here. maybe this will help. https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/sep /19/terry-fox-canadian-nationalism I can remember watching the funeral. it was on tv I think. I think this is a memory, and not a mis-memory of eg a news clip. But i remember doing those early terry fox runs in the 1980s as a little…
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