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For the West Shore Terry Fox Run event organizer, Courtney Olivo, the event is a way of furthering her fatherB次元官网网址檚 legacy. OlivoB次元官网网址檚 father, Dave Hill, started organizing the run in 1995 after seeing an article in the Gazette two weeks prior to the event stating it would be cancelled because there was no one to organize it. Hill took on the event and organized it right up until 2012, when his own battle with cancer was lost. ThatB次元官网网址檚 when Olivo stepped up to carry on the tradition.

B次元官网网址淒ad thought B次元官网网址楬ey, it could be fun for a year.B次元官网网址� Here we are 21 years later,B次元官网网址� Olivo said. B次元官网网址淪eeing how much pride and joy my Dad got out of it, I knew I had to keep it going.B次元官网网址�

This will be the second year the event is taking place at Royal Roads University in Colwood. It was moved there last year to accommodate more participants and encourage more growth. And Olivo is hoping the event will continue to grow, even with a few showers forecasted for Sunday. B次元官网网址淭erry ran through rain, snow, heat. If he can do it, why canB次元官网网址檛 we?B次元官网网址�

Despite last yearB次元官网网址檚 torrential downpours and relentless winds, Olivo said the event was a success at the new venue. B次元官网网址淲e still had a larger turn out and raised more money,B次元官网网址� she noted.

While there were a couple of hiccups with the new venue, participants in last yearB次元官网网址檚 event still seemed happy with the new location, Olivo noted. The one major hiccup participants encountered was a lack of signage directing them from the parking lot to registration. This year participants can gather in the lower end of the recreation centreB次元官网网址檚 parking lot. Parking in that area is earmarked for those with mobility issues. The rest of the run participants are encouraged to park in the lot just to the right of the main entrance.

Registration for SundayB次元官网网址檚 event begins at 9 a.m. and the race gets underway at 10. B次元官网网址淭he barbecue will be on just after 10,B次元官网网址� Olivo added.

No pre-registration is required and participants can just show up the day of with their donations. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 no minimum donation or entrance fee to participate so anyone and everyone is welcome B次元官网网址� and itB次元官网网址檚 non-competitive too.B次元官网网址�

With one kilometre and five kilometre routes, thereB次元官网网址檚 also different terrain that gives participants the option to run, walk or roll.

B次元官网网址淔or those with bikes and strollers the 1K would be a better choice but theyB次元官网网址檙e still welcome to do the 5K,B次元官网网址� she said, adding B次元官网网址渁nd it can be done twice to make a 10K.B次元官网网址�

As for this yearB次元官网网址檚 fundraising goal, Olivo would like to hit the $7,000 mark, a modest increase from the roughly $6,000 raised at last yearB次元官网网址檚 event. She added that $0.84 of every $1 raised goes to cancer research. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 a huge number.B次元官网网址�

For more information on the West Shore Terry Fox Run, or the other two events taking place in the region this weekend, go to .

katie@goldstreamgazette.com