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Northern BC man honoured with award during Terry Fox Run

It was a special day for Jim Terrion who was honoured with the Government Community Achievement Award during Sunday’s Terry Fox Run in Prince George.

The 55-year old moved to Prince George from Prince Rupert and has raised over $673,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation since 1991.

His mother, Faye Terrion says her son had to overcome his share of hurdles growing up.

“We tried to get into the School of the Deaf when he was 5 and didn’t get in until he was 14 and had to leave at 18 so he didn’t have much of an education. One doctor even told us Jim would never amount to anything in his lifetime which I was not happy with.”

Terrion walked from Prince Rupert to Edmonton and back during the 1991 World Games for the Deaf which were hosted in Banff, Alberta.

Terrion raised under $24,000 in just 18 days in 2016 for the run with most of the funds coming from Prince Rupert.

He also carried the torch for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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