On a sunny Sunday morning, around 120 participants took part in the annual Terry Fox Run. The participants started off at the Castlegar Community Complex with registration and a short warm-up and were off to walk or run the 10K course.
"This year it's been fantastic," said Audrey Polovnikoff, recreation and cultural programmer. "We've had several people volunteer to help us -"the power of volunteers" - really get the word out there. We had signs up early. We had the bank challenge with Bank of Montreal, Heritage Credit Union, and CIBC. Zelstoff Celgar came on and had an in-house challenge. So we're very pleased. We had about 120 people here compared to maybe 60 last year. So we doubled up numbers by getting the word out."
Both the Castlegar Rebels and Selkirk Saints hockey teams were out in full force both participating in the run and helping as course monitors.
"It's great to see their support," said Polovnikoff. "They're both very community minded and we certainly appreciate their help."
"It's a great cause and we get to go out in the community and meet some new people and see some fans," said Jordan Wood, captain of the Selkirk Saints.
The run is organized by the Castlegar Recreation Department and Polovnikoff says they're glad to do it every year.
"I remember Terry Fox when I was younger, and I think many people do, for someone so young who had cancer and became a hero within a few years," she said. "The unselfishness of what he did for cancer research. It's just a great cause and we want to keep the dream alive."