Husky Howler
October 19th - 23rd
A Dream as Big as Our Country
The story was simple but powerful. Terry Fox lost his leg to osteogenic sarcoma at age 18, underwent 16 months of treatment and found he could not ignore the suffering he witnessed in the cancer wards. Terry decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research in a Marathon of Hope. He wasn’t doing the run to become famous; he wanted to create change and fund a cure for all cancers. Terry ran close to 42 kilometres a day through Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. He ran through snow, rain, wind, heat, humidity. He stopped in more than 400 towns, schools and cities to talk about why he was running. He started at 4:30am in the morning, and often did not finish until 7pm at night. Sometimes Terry and Doug, his best friend and driver, would sleep in the van because they could not afford a place to stay. Some days hundreds of people cheered him on; other days he was alone on the road, and no money was raised. But Terry never gave up hope that Canadians would respond to his story, to his effort…and he was right.
Terry died on June 28, 1981 at the age 22. This bold and courageous Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning. To date, over $1 billion has been raised for cancer research in Terry’s name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.
Family Portraits by Basil Cooper - Oct. 18th
Paramedic Spotlight! - Oct. 22nd
Gr. 12 Parent Meeting and Post Secondary Mini Fair - Oct. 22nd
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The Huskies also celebrated several other top finishes across the Junior and Senior divisions.
On the court, Senior Girls Volleyball went undefeated to claim the UBCO championship, while Junior B Girls Volleyball continued their strong season with another 2–0 week in league play.
On the pitch, Senior Boys Soccer earned a convincing 5–1 victory over RSS, and Football battled hard against KSS but came up just short.
What a week to be a Husky!
