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Commemorating Terry Fox

What Terry Fox Means to Me

What Terry Fox means to me

Minister Peter Kent and Darrell Fox announce the finalists of the “What Terry Fox means to me” youth challenge

Ottawa, Ontario, February 4, 2011--The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and Mr. Darrell Fox, brother of Terry Fox, today announced the finalists of the “What Terry Fox means to me” youth challenge, through which young Canadians were invited to express how this great Canadian hero and his legacy inspire them. Read the Press Release


Ottawa, Ontario, September 30, 2010 – Member of Parliament for London West, Mr. Ed Holder, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, in partnership with the Terry Fox Foundation, today launched the “What Terry Fox means to me” challenge, which invites young Canadians to express how a great Canadian hero and his legacy inspires them. What Terry Fox Means to Me

Terry Fox's Mile 0

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 12, 2010 – The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced federal support to recognize Terry Fox at the site where he began his Marathon of Hope.

“I am pleased to honour the legacy of Terry Fox, a truly inspiring Canadian, by further commemorating the site where he began his Marathon of Hope thirty years ago,” said Minister Prentice. “Canadians of all ages and all walks of life will be able to experience this site as a place to believe in their dreams, to share their hopes, or to personally connect to the legacy of a Canadian icon.” Terry Fox's Mile 0

Terry Fox: National Historic Person

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, September 1, 2009 - The Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State for Democratic Reform and Member of Parliament for Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today commemorated the national historic significance of Terry Fox with the unveiling of a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque. Terry Fox: National Historic Person