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Limb maker recalls Terry Fox, ordeal of run

Laurie Menzies' own running days are over, but he still encourages people to enter the annual Terry Fox Runs across Canada.

Mr. Menzies played a crucial role in the Cross-Canada Marathon of Hope in 1980. He and his son Allan repaired Mr. Fox's spare artificial legs from the time he set out from St. John's, Nfld., on April 12, 1980, until he crossed the Quebec border.

Nothing slows him down

You have to be quick on your feet to keep up with Laurie Menzies.

He walks through A.R. Menzies & Sons Ltd. giving a tour of the family-owned and operated business at a brisk pace.

Watson Earns Spot on Canadian Amputee Hockey Team

To represent your country on the international sports stage is a rare opportunity, but it is one that Eric Watson of Elmwood finds himself presented with and he intends to make the most of it.

Less than two years after losing his right leg from injuries sustained in a devastating snowmobile accident, the determined 21-year-old set out for Toronto a few weeks ago with the hopes of earning a spot on the Canadian Amputee hockey team.

FHS sends 400 out to face their future

When Fredericton High School graduate Laura Cain was called to the Aitken University Centre stage at last night's graduation ceremony, she had butterflies in her stomach.

She wished she could have walked across the stage. Instead, Cain received her diploma in a wheelchair.

But that couldn't dampen the new graduate's spirits, because Cain is a survivor. She has been since birth.

NBers helping victims of land mines in Nicaragua

New Brunswickers are helping land-mine victims in Nicaragua. Rachel Larivée is co-ordinating an effort to collect used artificial limbs, crutches, wheelchairs and related medical supplies to forward to the Central American country.

AWARDS

1996: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 'ESTABLISHED BUSINESS AWARD'

1980: TERRY FOX - MARATHON OF HOPE -
REPAIR FACILITY FROM ST. JOHNS, NF TO QUEBEC BORDER

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