List of monuments and memorials to Terry Fox explained

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

General

Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotes
Canada 150 Terry Fox stampPostage stamp2017One of 10 stamps issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Canada.[1]
CCGS Terry FoxIcebreakerSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador1983First leased, then sold to the Canadian Coast Guard
Terry Fox Award[2] AwardFor the 2010 Winter Olympics
Terry Fox DayHolidayManitobaRenamed from Civic Holiday in 2015.[3]
Terry Fox Foundation1988Split from the Canadian Cancer Society
Terry Fox Hall of FameHall of FameToronto, Ontario1993Renamed to Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2009
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award[4] Scholarship1982Program is based in Burnaby, British Columbia
Terry 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 death[5]
Terry Fox Memorial and LookoutLookout, monument with statueThunder Bay, Ontario26 June 1982Manfred 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 Hope
Terry Fox RunCharity runGlobal13 September 1981Fundraising event for cancer research
Terry Fox PlazaSquare with statuesVancouver, British ColumbiaSquare at BC Place Stadium.[6]

Buildings and structures

Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotes
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolAbbotsford, British ColumbiaOperated by School District 34 Abbotsford
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolBarrie, OntarioOperated by Simcoe County District School Board
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolBathurst,New BrunswickOperated by Anglophone North School District
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolLaval, QuebecOperated by Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
Terry Fox Elementary SchoolSchoolPierrefonds, Quebec
Terry Fox FieldSports venueBurnaby, British ColumbiaUsed by Simon Fraser University
Terry Fox LaboratoryResearch laboratoryVancouver, British Columbia1981Housed at the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre
Terry Fox MontessoriMontessori schoolMississauga, Ontario
Terry Fox Public School SchoolAjax, OntarioOperated by the Durham District School Board
Terry Fox Public School SchoolAurora, OntarioOperated by the York Region District School Board
Terry Fox Public SchoolSchoolBrampton, OntarioOperated by Peel District School Board
Terry Fox Public SchoolSchoolCobourg, OntarioOperated by Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Terry Fox Public SchoolSchoolScarborough, Ontario
Terry Fox SchoolSchoolCalgary, AlbertaOperated by the Calgary Board of Education
Terry Fox Secondary SchoolSchoolPort Coquitlam, British Columbia1986The school was built in the 1950s and renamed in 1986
Terry Fox Shopping CentreStrip mallKanata, OntarioAt the corner of Terry Fox Drive and Hazeldean Road
Terry Fox Sports ComplexSports venueCornwall, Prince Edward Island
Terry Fox Sports ComplexSports venueGreater Sudbury, OntarioOn the campus of Collège Boréal
Terry Fox StadiumSports venueOttawa, Ontario
Terry 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 memorialTypeDateNotes
Into the WindFilm2010
TerryBook2005By Douglas Coupland
TerryFilm2005
Terry Fox: A pictorial tribute to the Marathon of HopeBook1980By Jeremy Brown and Gail Harvey
Terry Fox: His StoryBook1981By Leslie Scrivener
The Terry Fox StoryFilm1983

Natural areas

Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotes
Mount Terry FoxMountainMount Terry Fox Provincial Park, Selwyn Range, British Columbia1981
Mount Terry Fox Provincial ParkProvincial parkBritish Columbia1982
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkDollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkGranby, Quebec
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkKirkland, Quebec
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkMascouche, Quebec
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkRouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Parc Terry FoxMunicipal parkSainte-Catherine, Quebec
Terry Fox CreekWaterwayBritish ColumbiaTributary of the Fraser River; portions are in Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park
Terry Fox Memorial ParkMunicipal parkCochrane, Alberta
Terry Fox ParkMunicipal parkFergus, Ontario
Terry Fox ParkMunicipal parkPort Coquitlam, British ColumbiaAdjacent to Terry Fox Secondary School
Terry Fox ParkMunicipal parkSarnia, Ontario
Terry Fox ParkMunicipal parkThe Pas, Manitoba
Terry Fox TrailRoute in municipal parksSt. Catharines, Ontario

Roads and transport

Monument or memorialTypeLocationDateNotes
Avenue Terry-FoxRoadRouyn-Noranda, QuebecConnects to Quebec Autoroute 117
Boulevard Terry-FoxRoadSaint-Eustache, QuebecConnects to Quebec Autoroute 640
Impasse Terry FoxRoadSaint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Rue Terry FoxRoadClarenceville, Quebec
Terry Fox AvenueRoadAbbotsford, British Columbia
Terry 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, Ontario
Terry Fox DriveRoadChamplain, Ontario
Terry Fox DriveRoadCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Terry Fox DriveRoadKanata (Ottawa)
Terry Fox DriveRoadKingston, Ontario
Terry Fox LaneRoadBurnaby, British Columbia
Terry Fox stationBus rapid transit stationOttawa, OntarioSeptember 2004Station of the Transitway
Terry Fox StreetRoadMarkham, Ontario
Terry Fox WayRoad (segment) Mississauga, OntarioNorth of Britannia Road, it continues as Silken Laumann Way.
Terry-Fox AvenueRoadLaval, Quebec
Terry-Fox AvenueRoadCarleton Place, Ontario

Notes and References

  1. News: Terry Fox honoured in Canada 150 stamp series. Jones. Martin. CBC News. 25 May 2017. 15 May 2019.
  2. News: How Terry Fox changed Canada. Scrivener. Leslie. Toronto Star. 11 April 2010. 15 May 2019.
  3. News: Many seem to have forgotten Monday is Terry Fox Day. Welch. Mary-Agnes. Winnipeg Free Press. 30 July 2015. 15 May 2019.
  4. News: Former South Sudan refugee receives prestigious Terry Fox Humanitarian Award. CBC News. 26 June 2015. 15 May 2019.
  5. News: Canada finds way to honor Terry Fox with a stamp. Krebs. Albin. Thomas. Robert. The New York Times. 27 June 1981. 15 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Terry Fox Plaza, BC Place Stadium - Grout McTavish Architects . groutmctavish.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160831051849/http://groutmctavish.com/terry-fox-plaza-bc-place-stadium/ . 2016-08-31.