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Harvest Run atttracts hundreds Ethan Spafford of Red Deer powers past the crowd as he eyes the finish line of the three-km. race at the Harvest Run on Sunday morning in Red Deer. The 21st annual Weber Physio Harvest Run drew hundreds of runners who ran either the 3-km. or 8-km. courses along the bike paths leading from and returning to River Glen School. Photos by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Citizens roll up sleeves, clean up shorelines BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The banks of the Red Deer River and nearby trails were combed for garbage on Sunday during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The national cleanup is a fall initiative to help keep waterways and shorelines clean and safe.
It follows the Red Deer River Cleanup held in June. Both are part of the city’s annual clean-up campaign Green Deer. Suzanne Jubb, cleanup site co-ordinator, said it was great to see volunteers gather again before winter. “This will be the first year we’ve actually had two cleanups. “Because of weather, we end up having to cancel
either the spring or the fall cleanup,” Jubb said. About 40 volunteers picked up litter in areas around Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Great West Adventure BMX Park. She said the number of volunteers was down, but more people were making the cleanup a family activity that helps educate children.
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Annual run is inspiration for cancer patient, family BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
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Nevan Smith who is undergoing treatment for a rare, aggressive cancer called desmoplastic sarcoma is supporting the Terry Fox Run next week. Smith’s family is also taking part in the annual event to raise funds for cancer research.
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As a regular participant in Red Deer’s Terry Fox Run, Nevan Smith knows where he will be next Sunday. But it will be unlike any previous Terry Fox Run for the 19-year-old. In June, the Red Deer university student was diagnosed with desmoplastic sarcoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. “It’s been a total shock. I’ve been healthy my whole life,” Smith said. “I have a spot in my pelvis area, a 10-cm growth. And I have spots on my liver and on my kidney.” His chemotherapy has already begun and treatment will continue for a year. “It’s awful. It’s like everyone says it is. The worst part about it for me is the fatigue.” Smith said some days are tough, but he fights through it. “You can’t be down on the fact that you did get it. “The support from my family and friends
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TERRY FOX RUN is unbelievable. I know that if support is there, I’ll get through it.” Terry Fox is also an inspiration for Smith and his family who want to raise $5,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Loretta Winia, Red Deer run organizer, said many people find strength in the legacy of Terry Fox. “People get inspiration from the way he attacked the run itself, never gave up, and didn’t want to give up. They just identify with the struggle he went through,” Winia said. Fox, who lost his right leg to cancer, ran his Marathon of Hope in 1980 with an artificial leg to raise money for cancer research. When cancer spread to his lungs, he was forced to stop after running 5,373 km in 143 days through six provinces. He lost his battle with cancer in 1981 at the age of 22.
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