Terry Fox Run comes to eastern Ontario this Sunday

This Sunday, the annual Terry Fox Run is coming to communities across eastern Ontario.

Now in its 45th year, the run will be held in nearly 600 communities to help raise funds for cancer research.

Terry Fox began his original ‘Marathon of Hope’ in 1980 and passed away in 1981 at the age of 22.

CTV News Ottawa has compiled a list of races taking place across eastern Ontario this Sunday.

Ottawa:

• Ottawa-Kanata (Kanata Montessori School, Michael Cowpland Drive)
• Ottawa East-Orleans (Sir Wilfred Laurier High School, 10th Line Road)
• Ottawa (Carleton University, Colonel By Drive)
• Manotick/Greely (Greely Community Center, Meadow Drive)

Eastern Ontario:

• Alexandria (Island Park Gazebo, near Lochiel Road)
• Almonte (Almonte Arena/Community Centre,, Bridge Street)
• Arnprior (Robert Simpson Park, John Street)
• Bancroft (Bancroft Ridge Golf Course, Nicklaus Drive)
• Belleville (West Zwick’s Island Park, Lion’s Pavilion, North Service Road)
• Brockville (Thousand Islands Secondary School Track, Parkedale Avenue)
• Chesterville (North Dundas District High School, Highway 43)
• Chute-à-Blondeau-Hawkesbury (Voyageur Provincial Park, Front Road)
• Cobden (Logos Land Resort, Trans-Canada Highway)
• Cornwall (Lamoureux Park, Water Street East)
• Delta (Delta Fairgrounds, King Street & Millcreek Drive)
• Embrun (Embrun Train Depot, Notre-Dame Street)
• Gananoque (Gananoque Town Hall, King Street East)
• Griffith (Denbigh Griffith Lion’s Club Hall, Highway 41)
• Howe Island (Township Office, Baseline Road)
• Kemptville (St. Michael Racetrack, Highway 43)
• Kingston (Lake Ontario Park, King Street West)
• Morrisburg (Morrisburg Legion, Legion Street)
• Napanee (Conservation Park, Pearl Street)
• Pembroke (Riverside Park Track, Pembroke Street West)
• Perth (Conlon Farm Rec Complex, Smith Drive)
• Prescott (The Kinsmen Club of Prescott Pavilion, Sandra S Lawn Marina)
• Quadeville (Quadeville Fish and Game Club, Quadeville Road)
• Renfrew (myFM Centre, Ma-te-way Drive)
• Rockland (Alain Potvin Park)
• Tweed (Tweed Park, Stoco Lake Eastern Ontario Trail)

The full list of events can be found at run.terryfox.ca.

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