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Originally Posted by T@T
Considering he was born there I would say this was overdue.
One thing that's always kind of bothered me, early in his run a CBC camera man covering him died in Nova Scotia after falling off the top of a CBC van in an accident but there's never even a mention about it. not so sure the family is too happy about Terry Fox Day
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Not sure where you heard a CBC cameraman died, but it is false. Here is the real story from CBC archives:
"The CBC crew involved in the crash were cameraman Gary Embret, soundman Gordie MacNeil and John Lewandowski, who was driving the Chevy Suburban. Embret was leaning out the window when they were hit by a fish truck; the camera was ripped from his hands and he received facial cuts from the viewfinder. MacNeil, who was in the back of the truck by the spare tire, was thrown onto the road and suffered a compression fracture in his back that kept him off work for six months.
Terry and driver Doug Alward went to visit the men in hospital. "It was a great relief to find out they were going to be okay," he said. "I couldn't run any more after that. I was so shaken up."
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http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categorie...ay-7-1980.html