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Volume 51 No. 12
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September 6, 2022
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Terry Fox Run set for Sept. 18 By Qiting Wang
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Skateboarders were out at the Beach Skatepark at Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East to mark the final day of August last week. We hope that all of our Beach Metro Community News readers have had a good summer and enjoyed the Labour Day long weekend.
Beaches Recreation Centre planning special event this month to celebrate 50th birthday By Cole Hayes
SINCE 1972, many local residents have stepped foot into the red brick castle that sits near the corner of Lee Avenue and Williamson Road. This year, Beaches Recreation Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The recreation centre has been a second home to Beachers of all ages, serving the community as a place where everyone can stay active, meet new people, learn a new craft and
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years. However, much of the community remains the same. “It’s the people that come in to use the rec centre; they’re still the same. They’re still kids, adults, seniors, youth but it’s been a place where people choose to spend their free time,” said Roland. The centre is a local spot that provides a sense of community. “It’s not on a main street, it’s not a giant facility, it’s shared use, so there is a community that’s been instilled here,” said Frank. From generation to generation, Beaches Recreation Centre has been a significant part of the lives of families within the community. Joann Knox and her daughter Sarah Hendershott along with her children, Cameron and Emery, are one of those families.
Joann was one of the original members of the Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council. Her kids, Sarah and Aaron, grew up as “rec rats” in programs such as arts and crafts, ball hockey, and swimming lessons. Sarah even worked at the centre as a teenager. Now, Cameron and Emery are having similar childhood experiences by staying active and having fun at the centre. Between gymnastics, cooking classes and the Spring Sprint, which started as a small fundraiser and now has become a springtime staple in the community with hundreds of people running every year. For 50 years, Beaches Recreation Centre has provided people with a sense of community and a Continued on Page 2
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make lifelong memories. It is a place where everyone is welcome, giving people an escape from the realities of life. Two people who know this place better than anyone are Frank Domagala and Roland Roushias who are the Community Recreation Programmers (CRP) at the centre. In the early 1970s, Frank and Roland were some of the first kids to step foot into Beaches Recreation Centre taking different classes from drama to wrestling. Between playing games of hockey showdown on Saturday mornings, trying to win the game and a prize from the original CRP, Alf Grigg, the two have been involved with the centre since day one. Both Frank and Roland have seen so much change over the
THE 42ND annual Beaches Terry Fox Run is back as an in-person event. The run takes place on Sunday, Sept. 18, along the Boardwalk at Woodbine Beach, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration for the run begins at 8:30 a.m. The event offers the option to do it in person or virtually so that everybody can participate. People can decide to do a five-kilometre walk or run or a 10-kilometre bike loop. Terry Fox ran 5,373 kilometres across six provinces in 143 days (from April 12 to Sept. 1 in 1980) to raise money for cancer research. He had to stop the run as the cancer he had returned. Fox died in June of 1981 at the age of 22. Today, his legacy lives on, having raised more than $850 million since 1980, and bringing hope and health to millions of Canadians dealing with cancer. Bridget Keroglidis is organizing the Beaches Terry Fox Run this year and said that as a teacher, she has also always done the run at school with her students. It’s hard not to be inspired by Terry Fox, said Keroglidis, and when cancer affected her family it took on a new meaning for her. The theme of this year is I’m Not a Quitter, because Terry Fox famously said, “Nobody is ever going to call me a quitter.” Keroglidis said she thinks the theme will resonate with people. “Because we’re all going to face hard things in our life and we have that example of how Terry didn’t give up, and he kept going,” she said. “So if he can do it, we can do it.” Keroglidis encourages people to participate and fundraise as all of the money goes towards supporting cancer research through the Terry Fox Foundation. The Beaches Terry Fox Run route is accessible for people cycling, with strollers, or using wheelchairs. To register or for more information, go www.terryfox.org
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