Honours

September 18, 1980 - Governor General Edward Schreyer presents Terry Fox with the Companion of the Order of Canada. He is the youngest recipient of the award.

December 18, 1980 - Sports editors present Terry with the Lou Marsh Awardfor his outstanding athletic accomplishment.

December 23, 1980 - The editors of Canadian Press member newspapers and the radio and television stations vote Terry, Canadian of the Year.

June 6, 1981 - Simon Fraser University awards Terry the first annual Terry Fox Gold Medal. It is awarded annually to a student showing courage in the face of adversity, as exemplified by Terry Fox, himself, a former student of the university.

July 17, 1981 - British Columbia designates a 2,639-metre (8,658-foot) peak in the Rocky Mountains as Mount Terry Fox.

July 30, 1981 - The 83-kilometre (52-mile) section of the Trans-Canada Highway, between Thunder Bay and Nipigon, is re-named Terry Fox Courage Highway.

July 30, 1981 - The Canadian government creates a $5 million endowment fund to provide scholarships each year called the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award.

August 29, 1981 - Terry is inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

April 13, 1982/Jan 17, 2000 - A Terry Fox Stamp is issued by Canada Post; prior to this no commemorative stamp had been issued until 10 years after the death of the honouree.

June 26, 1982 - The Thunder Bay Monument, a 2.7-metre (9-foot) bronze statue of Terry, is unveiled at Terry Fox  lookout west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is re-dedicated in Ottawa in 1998 and is part of the Path of Heroes.

June 30, 1999 - Terry Fox is voted Canada’s Greatest Heroin a national survey.

July 1, 1998 - The Terry Fox Monumentis re-dedicated in Ottawa, ON and is now part of the ‘Path of Heroes’.

January 27, 2003 - Time Magazine includes Terry in a story called Canada’s Best.

March 14, 2005 - The Terry Fox one dollar coinis unveiled. Terry is the first Canadian to be featured on a circulation coin.

April 12, 2005 - “Terry”, a pictorial book by Doug Coupland, debuts at #1 on the Canadian bestseller list.

September, 2005 - Terry Fox statuesin Port Coquitlam, Victoria, and Prince George, British Columbia are unveiled.

September 11, 2005 - “Terry”A new TV movie airs with an audience of 1.6 million.

October 29, 2007 - The Terry Fox Research Instituteis launched, combining the clinical knowledge of cancer  physicians with advanced laboratory expertise of scientific researchers, overcoming barriers of discipline and geography.

February 27, 2010 - The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee creates the Terry Fox Award, presented to an athlete who embodies the values that Terry did, showing determination and humility in the face of obstacles. It is awarded to Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic.

September 10, 2010 – Canadian basketball star Steve Nash directed “Into the Wind,” an installment of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series. It played on TSN to rave reviews and ESPN donated more than 10,000 copies to Canadians schools.

September 16, 2011 - A new Terry Fox Memorialis unveiled at BC Place in Vancouver. The memorial consists of four individual sculptures, replicating Terry’s running gait, created by renowned artist, Douglas Coupland.

March 28, 2012 - The Canadian Medical Hall of Fameinducts Terry, recognized as a “builder” for his work to raise money for cancer research. Terry is the youngest-ever inductee into the CMHF and the first whose achievements were non-professional.

April 12, 2012 - A new bronze sculpture, depicting the moment Terry began his journey by dipping his artificial leg into the ocean, marking Mile 0, was dedicated in St. John’s, NL.

March 18, 2014 - Many Canadians proudly wear their Terry Fox shirts when travelling around the globe. Now we will all be carrying a little something else "Terry" on our international travels. Passport Canada announced a new epassport which celebrates Canadian history. An image of the iconic Terry Fox Monument in Ottawa can be found on page 31. So make sure when you get your new passport and take your first trip, ask the Immigration Agent to stamp page 31 first!