Most mornings in Campbell River, you will see 76-year-old Doug Vater journey along the city’s Seawalk.
People will often stop and speak with him on those sometimes dull and dreary because his t-shirt catches their eye.
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Emblazoned on it is Terry Fox, the champion of cancer research who famously attempted to run coast to coast across Canada in 1980 to raise money for the cause.
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