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8SPORTSRECREATIONTERRYFOXTuesdaySeptember162014EDMONTONABALLMeetingsheldattheChateauNovaGrandRoomGeneralMeetingSept2214700pmTrustMeetingSept2314100pmMembershipMeetingSept2314700pmFORTMCMURRAYABALLMeetingsheldattheStonebridgeClearwaterRoomGeneralMeetingSept2514700pmTrustMeetingSept2614100pmMembershipMeetingSept2614700pmFORTSMITHNTALLMeetingsheldattheRoaringRapidsHallGeneralMeetingSept2914700pmTrustMeetingSept3014100pmMembershipMeetingSept3014700pmFORTCHIPEWYANABALLMeetingsheldattheMamawiCommunityCentreGeneralMeetingOct714700pmTrustMeetingOct814100pmMembershipMeetingOct814700pmNOTICEOFMEETINGDATESFORATHABASCACHIPEWYANFIRSTNATIONMEMBERSEndurancewasthenameofthegameforathletesinthisyearsHayRivertriathlonwhofolloweduptheirhighintensityeventsbyjog-ginginthetownsTerryFoxRun.Inanefforttobuildupthecrowdforthecancerresearchrunor-ganizersdecidedtohavethetwochallengesonthesameday.WewerehopingbetweenthetwoeventsthattheymightkindofbolstereachothersaidEmmaHarperrecreationcoordinatorforBRIEFSSPORTSNunavuttohost2016ArcticWinterGameshockeyOfcialsfromGreenlandandthecityofIqaluitmetonSept.11tosignanagreementthatNunavutwouldhostthehockeyeventsforthe2016ArcticWinterGamesAWG.ThegameshostcityinNuukGreenlanddoesnothaveanarena.Hockeyplayerswillbeownbackandforthbetweenthetwocommunitiesduringthegamesforopeningandclosingceremonies.HayRiverX-GamesmarksopeningofnewskateparkKashtonVyserideshisscooteroveraboxduringtheHayRiverX-Gamesatthenewly-openedChaserBMXSkatepark.DozensofHayRiveryouthcompetedinskateboardscooterandBMXbikeevents.HayRiverhonoursspiritofTerryFoxwithdayofendurancerunningByDALICARMICHAELEndurancewasthenameofthegameforathletesinthisyearsHayRivertriathlonwhofolloweduptheirhighintensityeventsbyjogginginthetownsTerryFoxRun.Inanefforttobuildupthecrowdforthecancerresearchrunorganizersdecidedtohavethetwochallengesonthesameday.WewerehopingbetweenthetwoeventsthattheymightkindofbolstereachothersaidEmmaHarperrecreationcoordinatorforthetownofHayRiver.IreceivedalotofinterestfrompeoplewhowanttodobothwhichIndquiteadmirable.Beforerunningthe5-kmTerryFoxRunanationallycelebrateddaytoraisefundsforcancerresearch10individualathletesandoneteamparticipatedinthetriathlon.TheycouldchoosefromoneoftworacingstreamstheOlympicroutewhichrequireda1.5kmswima40-kmbikerideanda10-kmrunortheslightlylessintimidatingsprintin-volvinga.75kmswima20-kmbikerideanda5-kmrun.AfterabriefawardsceremonytookplacearoundnoontherunnersgearedupforthesecondpartoftheirdaypoweringthroughtheirexhaustiontocarryonthelegacyleftbythegreatTerryFox.HighLevelbringsthecompetitionSeveralexperiencedathletesfromHighLevelAlta.enteredthisyearstriathlonandmanagedtosnagsomeofthetopspots.MikeMorgannishedrstintheOlympiceventwithatotaltimeof23938closelyfol-lowedbyfellowAlbertanChrisGosmanwhonishedwithatimeof24154.TwoseniorsfromHighLevelweretheonlyonestorepresenttheiragegroupintheOlym-piceventwhileIanFloodofHayRiverrepre-sentedthegolden-agedathletesinthesprint.AnneMarieBourgeoisofHayRivertookhomethetopspotforthesprintnishingwithatimeof12739.Townraisesover10000forcancerresearchSinceAugustHayRiverhasraisedover10000incancerresearchfunds.About2500ofthatwasgatheredforthisweekendsrunbutthemajorityofitwascollecteddur-ingseveraleventsthattookplacelastmonth.GertiThompsonwasoneoftheleadorga-nizersoftheevents.Earlierthisyearshelosthersontocanceranaleventthatpushedhertodomoreforcancerresearch.Sheini-tiatedaGreatHairEventwhichinvolvedseveralpeopleshavingtheirheadsforcan-cerresearch.Onegentlemanevenauctionedoffhisbeardcreatingabiddingwarbetweentwocompaniesintown.Itsnottotalledyetbutweveraisedwellover8000Thompsonsaid.WhenIdidthisIdiditnotonlyforhimbutonmyshirtIhavetheinitialsof126otherpeopleonmybackandIdoitforthemaswell.TheyareeitherpeopleIampersonallyrelatedtoorIamacquaintedwith.KlaudiaMikaleftandKirstenMahlerracetothenishattheGreatHayRiverTriathlon.ChrisGosmanofHighLevelAlta.pedalshiswaythroughthebikeportionoftheGreatHayRiverTriathlononSundaymorning.SistersLaneyandChandelleLeonardtakepartintheTerryFoxRuninHayRiveronSundayafternoon.DozensofHayRiveritestookpartintherunwalkorbikeeventtoraisemoneyforcancerresearchandhonourFoxslegacy.PhotosbyScottClouthierPhotoScottClouthier