By Staff
December 5th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
It follows that if Burlington has a magnificent monument celebrating and recognizing the occasion when Terry Fox ran through the city that someone close to Burlington would get behind a drive to put Terry’s image on the $5 bill.
Craig Gardner, keeper of the Fox flame for this city
Craig Gardner, who is the keeper of the Fox flame for this city had a conversation with former Canadian Football League (CFL) great Tony Gabriel asking what he could do to help ensure Terry Fox would be selected for the new $5 bill.
While Gardner was doing Food bank delivery a week or so ago he got a call from Tony Gabriel former CFL all-star asking what he could do to help ensure Terry Fox would be selected for the new $5 bill.
Oakville Burlington North MP Pam Damoff
Gardner put Gabriel in touch with Oakville Burlington North MP Pam Damoff , who is also the Oakville Terry Fox run chair, and they now have an official government petition for people to sign now till early January.
Terry is one of eight short listed to be on the currency.
The federal finance minister will decide in early 2021.
Here is the link to the petition
Make it so people:
Putting Terry Fox’s image on a $5 bill would please a lot of Canadians
Terry Fox is in the running to be on the new Canadian $5 bill and he should for several reasons:
He literally touched the ground across half of Canada.
The campaign he started to fight cancer has since raised $800 million.
He’s a one-of-a-kind Canadian hero.
The image we have of him; up at dawn, running up hills & down, alone, through fog, cold wind and rain.
Every day, for months. Determined and persevering. In pain, perspiring and bleeding.
I’m not sure that a parked Ford mini-camper-van captures that image – but I signed the online petition regardless.
The feather honours Terry Fox’s Metis heritage on his grandmother’s side.
PS Terry ran west through Burlington along Lakeshore Road on July 13 1980.
Kilometer # 3582 of his Marathon of Hope and a marker is at the site.
Sign the petition, everyone!