The late Terry Fox said one of his hopes was to have every Canadian donate one dollar to help in the fight against cancer.

Arctic Bay, like hundreds of other locales around Canada, took part in the annual Terry Fox Run on Sept. 15. A total of 143 participants registered in the North Baffin community, according to Thomas Levi, Arctic BaySA国际影视传媒檚 recreation co-ordinator and co-organizer of the event.

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He also said he had been advertising the run on the community radio station for a week and also put up information on local bulletin boards.

There were certificates for everyone who completed the run or walk but not everyone got a certificate.

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The total raised from the run was $159.11 but when you add in the $150 raised by the golf tournament which happened the weekend before, that total becomes $309.11.

The golf tournament normally happens on the same day as the run but Levi said the golf tournament was held a week earlier than normal because it always seems to snow on the day of the tournament.

The work done by Levi and company in Arctic Bay didnSA国际影视传媒檛 go unnoticed by the Terry Fox Foundation in Calgary.

Christie Krawchuk, the foundationSA国际影视传媒檚 co-ordinator of community events and fundraising, said seeing Arctic BaySA国际影视传媒檚 work is a testament to what Fox wanted.

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The event in Arctic Bay may not be the biggest one in Canada and it may not raise the same amount of money as other larger centres in the country but every little bit helps, she added.

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Levi was happy with how things turned out and he plans to be ready for the 2020 run.

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