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Exclusive Interview: Ward’s Island Terry Fox Run Co-Founder Marie Metcalfe

Marie Metcalfe is one of the original founders of the Terry Fox Run on...

The Marathon of Hope continues on Ward’s Island

The local run was founded by Hill's aunts, Jennifer and Marie Metcalfe, the twin sister and the older sister of his mother. They launched the run in her honour in 1998, and Hill took over in 2009. According to Marie Metcalfe, her late sister was an inspiration. “She used to be the one who organized the school Terry Fox Run,” Marie said. “A number of us, my friend Judy Frosch and I, decided we wanted to host the Island run in her honour.
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