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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Marking 30 Years after Terry Fox's Trek (St. John's Telegram)

From the St. John's Telegram via The Montreal Gazette:

By Mallory Clarkson, St. John's Telegram


Thirty years after the original start by Terry Fox to begin his cross-country Marathon of Hope to raise awareness and funds for cancer research on April 12, 1980, under the warm sun, people gathered Monday (4-12-10) around Fox's "0 mile" site — where he took the first steps of his trek — to announce the launch of the Terry Fox Research Institute Atlantic Node.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Crowds+mark+30th+anniversary+Terry+trek/2877554/story.html#ixzz0kymr9IDF

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