Steve Fonyo left school in grade 10 to work in a lawnmower and chainsaw shop.
14 Facts About Steve Fonyo
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Unlike Fox, who had to abandon the Marathon of Hope when his cancer returned, Steve Fonyo completed the coast-to-coast run.
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Steve Fonyo was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1985, the youngest person ever given that status at the time.
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Steve Fonyo repeatedly ran afoul of the law, and was charged and convicted of various crimes.
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Steve Fonyo was convicted at least five times of impaired driving, and seven times of driving without a licence, most recently in the fall of 2008.
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Steve Fonyo pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one day in jail.
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Steve Fonyo pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 days in jail.
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On January 27,2010, Steve Fonyo gave a brief telephone interview to CTV News from the Surrey Remand Centre, where he was serving the balance of his sentence on an assault charge after breach of his parole.
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Steve Fonyo stated it was wrong to have his Order of Canada revoked, as it was given to him for something he had previously done.
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On December 7,2010, Steve Fonyo pleaded guilty to threatening Greenwood and to unrelated charges of fraud, credit card fraud, and driving with a suspended licence.
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In February 2015, friends and family reported to news media that Steve Fonyo was in an induced coma in Royal Columbian Hospital after being stabbed by three home invaders at his residence in Whalley, a neighbourhood of Surrey.
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Steve Fonyo ended up having a traumatic brain injury, which led to him being prescribed medication to prevent possible seizures.
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Steve Fonyo Drive in Kingston, Ontario, is named after him, as is Steve Fonyo Beach in Victoria, British Columbia, where he ended his run and where he was later married in 2010.
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In 2015, Steve Fonyo was the subject of Alan Zweig's documentary film Hurt which covered Steve Fonyo's decline into addiction and homelessness.