List of monuments and memorials to Terry Fox

This is a list of monuments and memorials to Terry Fox.

General Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotesCanada 150 Terry Fox stampPostage stamp2017One of 10 stamps issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Canada.CCGS Terry FoxIcebreakerSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador1983First leased, then sold to the Canadian Coast GuardTerry Fox AwardAwardFor the 2010 Winter OlympicsTerry Fox DayHolidayManitobaRenamed from Civic Holiday in 2015.Terry Fox Foundation1988Split from the Canadian Cancer SocietyTerry Fox Hall of FameHall of FameToronto, Ontario1993Renamed to Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2009Terry Fox Humanitarian AwardScholarship1982Program is based in Burnaby, British ColumbiaTerry Fox, Marathon of HopePostage stamp1982Issued to commemorate the Marathon of Hope to circumvent Canada Post's usual waiting period of issuing stamps 10 years after an individual's deathTerry Fox Memorial and LookoutLookout, monument with statueThunder Bay, Ontario26 June 1982 Manfred Pirwitz, sculptor Terry Fox Atlantic "Mile 0" site where Marathon of Hope startsMarathon of Hope began in St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorBronze statue by Luben Boykov; installed as part of a "Mile 0" memorial in St. John's NL on April 12, 2012. Statue erected next to St. John's Harbor location where Fox dipped his toe into the Atlantic Ocean to start his Marathon of Hope. Quote from Terry Fox in bronze letters on the back wall of memorial - "I just realize people would realize that anything’s possible if you try, dreams are made if people try.”.Terry Fox Pacific "Mile 0" Transcanada Highway site where Marathon of Hope was to endMarathon of Hope was to end in Victoria, British ColumbiaLife-sized (5’9”) bronzed statue on a granite base of Terry Fox depicting him during his Marathon of Hope run across Canada, erected in Victoria on August 10, 2005.Statue erected on the southwest corner of Beacon Hill Park at 20 Douglas Street (and Dallas Road) in Victoria, BC where Terry Fox was to dip his toe into the Pacific to signify the end of the Marathon of HopeTerry Fox Memorial SculptureSculpture by John HooperOttawa, OntarioOctober, 1983The sculpture was first placed near the Supreme Court of Canada, then in 1998 moved across the street from Parliament Hill, and in 2024 moved to its current location on Sparks Street in downtown Ottawa. Terry Fox RunCharity runGlobal13 September 1981Fundraising event for cancer researchTerry Fox PlazaSquare with statuesVancouver, British ColumbiaSquare at BC Place Stadium.

Buildings and structures Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotesTerry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolAbbotsford, British ColumbiaOperated by School District 34 AbbotsfordTerry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolBarrie, OntarioOperated by Simcoe County District School BoardTerry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolBathurst, New BrunswickOperated by Anglophone North School DistrictTerry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolLaval, QuebecOperated by Sir Wilfrid Laurier School BoardTerry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolPierrefonds, QuebecTerry Fox FieldSports venueBurnaby, British ColumbiaUsed by Simon Fraser UniversityTerry Fox LaboratoryResearch laboratoryVancouver, British Columbia1981Housed at the British Columbia Cancer Research CentreTerry Fox MontessoriMontessori schoolMississauga, OntarioTerry Fox Public School SchoolAjax, OntarioOperated by the Durham District School BoardTerry Fox Public School SchoolAurora, OntarioOperated by the York Region District School BoardTerry Fox Public SchoolSchoolBrampton, OntarioOperated by Peel District School BoardTerry Fox Public SchoolSchoolCobourg, OntarioOperated by Kawartha Pine Ridge District School BoardTerry Fox Public SchoolSchoolScarborough, OntarioOperated by Toronto District School Board; opened in 1981 by the Scarborough Board of Education Terry Fox SchoolSchoolCalgary, AlbertaOperated by the Calgary Board of EducationTerry Fox Secondary SchoolSchoolPort Coquitlam, British Columbia1986The school was built in the 1950s and renamed in 1986Terry Fox Shopping CentreStrip mallKanata, OntarioAt the corner of Terry Fox Drive and Hazeldean RoadTerry Fox Sports ComplexSports venueCornwall, Prince Edward IslandTerry Fox Sports ComplexSports venueGreater Sudbury, OntarioOn the campus of Collège BoréalTerry Fox StadiumSports venueOttawa, OntarioTerry Fox Stadium (Brampton)Track and field facility and athletic fieldBrampton, OntarioVenue at Chinguacousy Park.Terry Fox TheatreTheatrePort Coquitlam, British Columbia1999It is attached to but independent of Terry Fox Secondary School

Media Monument or memorialTypeDateNotesInto the WindFilm2010TerryBook2005By Douglas CouplandTerryFilm2005Terry Fox: A pictorial tribute to the Marathon of HopeBook1980By Jeremy Brown and Gail HarveyTerry Fox: His StoryBook1981By Leslie ScrivenerThe Terry Fox StoryFilm1983

Natural areas Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotesMount Terry FoxMountainMount Terry Fox Provincial Park, Selwyn Range, British Columbia1981Mount Terry Fox Provincial ParkProvincial parkBritish Columbia1982Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkDollard-des-Ormeaux, QuebecParc Terry FoxMunicipal parkGranby, QuebecParc Terry FoxMunicipal parkKirkland, QuebecParc Terry FoxMunicipal parkMascouche, QuebecParc Terry FoxMunicipal parkRouyn-Noranda, QuebecParc Terry FoxMunicipal parkSainte-Catherine, QuebecTerry Fox CreekWaterwayBritish ColumbiaTributary of the Fraser River; portions are in Mount Terry Fox Provincial ParkTerry Fox Memorial ParkMunicipal parkCochrane, AlbertaTerry Fox ParkMunicipal parkFergus, OntarioTerry Fox ParkMunicipal parkPort Coquitlam, British ColumbiaAdjacent to Terry Fox Secondary SchoolTerry Fox ParkMunicipal parkSarnia, OntarioTerry Fox ParkMunicipal parkThe Pas, ManitobaTerry Fox TrailRoute in municipal parksSt. Catharines, Ontario

Roads and transport Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotesAvenue Terry-FoxRoadRouyn-Noranda, QuebecConnects to Quebec Autoroute 117Boulevard Terry-FoxRoadSaint-Eustache, QuebecConnects to Quebec Autoroute 640Impasse Terry FoxRoadSaint-Hyacinthe, QuebecRue Terry FoxRoadClarenceville, QuebecTerry Fox AvenueRoadAbbotsford, British ColumbiaTerry Fox Courage HighwayRoad (segment)Ontario Highway 1130 July 1981The segment of Ontario Highways 11 and 17 from Thunder Bay in the west to Nipigon in the east.Terry Fox DriveRoadBrighton, OntarioTerry Fox DriveRoadChamplain, OntarioTerry Fox DriveRoadCharlottetown, Prince Edward IslandTerry Fox DriveRoadKanata (Ottawa)Terry Fox DriveRoadKingston, OntarioTerry Fox LaneRoadBurnaby, British ColumbiaTerry Fox PlaceRoadSault Ste. Marie, OntarioTerry Fox stationBus rapid transit stationOttawa, OntarioSeptember 2004Station of the TransitwayTerry Fox StreetRoadMarkham, OntarioTerry Fox WayRoad (segment) Mississauga, OntarioNorth of Britannia Road, it continues as Silken Laumann Way.Terry-Fox AvenueRoadLaval, QuebecTerry-Fox AvenueRoadCarleton Place, Ontario

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