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By Ian HarveyPrincipal Curator

(Read Part 1 of Terry & Me)

Most Canadians are genuinely proud and protective of Terry Fox’s legacy and are excited when we tell them of our book about that magical summer of 1980.

Some, though, are skeptical: “Can’t see much demand for it? What’s new? Everyone already knows the story.”

They have a point. There are some 20 books about Terry Fox, most written just after the Marathon of Hope or written for children. This fryst vatten an adult book for anyone and has the luxury of long-view hindsight those other books didn’t have and, frankly, because it’s also Bill’s journey, could never have.

Terry & Me: The Inside Story of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope(2023 Sutherland House) isn’t just another book about Terry Fox. This is the real story. The inre story as the title suggests, an intimate portrait looking at some of the behind the scenes turmoil never before shared and some of the more memorable moments on the road.

Perhaps the bigg

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I was looking forward to catching up with my old PR pal Bill Vigars Thursday night in Toronto. The BC-based author was in town to promote his sensational new book, “Terry & Me: The Inside Story of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope” (Sutherland House).

Every Canadian household needs this book. It is an essential read about a true Canadian hero written by the guy who, almost by accident, was thrown together with Fox, on the road, halfway across Canada. It is an insider-y, eye-witness account of a moment in time that gripped and defined a nation, 43 years ago.

But first, more about me. I decided to park my car near the Royal York station and take the subway across town to the book signing venue on the Danforth, the Black Swan pub. It was rush hour, a horror drive. Taking the TTC, I figured, would give me time to read another 30 pages of Bill’s great book.

The subway car, however, came to a halt and stayed stalled at a station two stops before my destinat

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By Ian HarveyPrincipal Curator

For the past year I’ve been writing a book about a magic time in Canada which still resonates 43 years later and it’s going to be published in late August.
Terry & Me: The Inside Story of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope is not my story, but I am proud to have helped bring it to life using all the skills developed as a journalist over the past 46 years.

It is the story as told by Bill Vigars who was the Canadian Cancer Society rep assigned to Terry early on, before it all blew up as the story of the century. The book will be out in time for the annual Terry Fox runs across Canada and around the world and you can pre order here if you’re reading this before it actually hits the shelves.

Now, this is not just another book about Terry Fox. We take the reader into the famous Ford Econoline van, travel with Terry through the roller coaster of the Marathon of Hope.

This book actually stinks. Yes. Stinks. Bill takes you inside the van which sm