The title of Canadian Newsmaker of the Year has been awarded by the Canadian Press since 1946. Who was the first non-politician to be named Newsmaker of the Year in consecutive years?
A: Terry Fox (1980, 1981)
Lester Pearson (’50-’53, ’55-’56, ’63-’64), John Diefenbaker (’57-’60), Pierre Trudeau (’68-’75) and Rene Levesque (’76-’77) had all been given the title in consecutive years prior to Terry Fox.
Rick Hansen is the only other non-politician to do it (1986, 1987).
**Terry Fox had to abandon his Marathon of Hope outside of Thunder Bay on this day in 1980.**
Who was the first reigning monarch to visit Canada?
A: King George VI
He and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada and the U.S. in May and June of 1939, the first reigning monarch to do so.
Who was the first Canadian citizen to be featured on a circulated Canadian coin?
A: Terry Fox
In 2005, a Terry Fox commemorative loonie was issued (25th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope).
This Canadian has a mountain, roads, schools and buildings named for them, plus seven statues. Who is it?
A: Terry Fox
According to Wikipedia, there are 32 roads and streets named for Terry Fox, plus 14 schools, 14 other buildings, a mountain in the Rockies and 7 statues across the country.
(Terry died on this day in 1981 at age 22)
