For Jordan Hill, organizer of the Ward’s Island Terry Fox Run, the event is more than just a way to commemorate Fox’s legacy. To him, the fundraiser has a more intimate meaning.
“My mom was a huge Terry Fox fan and so I grew up with Terry Fox,” said Hill. “This run is actually in her memory, she passed away from lung cancer [in] 1998, and so after we’ve done a run here on her behalf.”
By Henry Chang Li, Centennial Journalism Jordan Hill has assumed the position of head organizer for the Terry Fox Run at Ward’s Island. Hill has been an active volunteer for the past five years working behind the scenes. Terry Fox has been an inspiration to him. With multiple Terry Fox Runs taking place throughout Toronto,…
by Sonya Nov-San, Centennial Journalism Bridget Macdonald is a well-known resident of Toronto’s Ward’s Island. Her car-free home is just a short ferry ride away from the lake front of Toronto. Macdonald often babysat for the children of her island neighbour, Terry McCath-Hill, before the woman died in 1988. After 16 years of successful Terry…
