 The statue was created by sculptor Manfred Pervich to mark the place where Fox was forced to stop his run on August 31, 1980.It is not located at the exact spot where he ended the run, however, but is approximately four kilometres further west; the exact spot where Fox ended the run is noted only by a private marker not readily visible from the road.The monument was dedicated on June 26, 1982, just days before the first anniversary of Terry Fox's death, by Governor General Edward Schreyer.