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SARS heroine Dr. Sheela Basrur and five other inspiring people from Scarborough have been named to the Scarborough Walk of Fame.

The annual gala and induction ceremony is slated for Thursday, Oct. 23.

Basrur, who died in June, was the City of Toronto's first medical officer of health and "arguably the province's most respected and known public health official," after its 2003 SARS outbreak,

Joining Basrur as inductees this year are John Wimbs and the Robbie International Soccer Tournament, former National Hockey League player Rick Middleton, singers Deborah Cox and Ben Heppner, and education and community activist Earl Campbell.

They will join such luminaries as Greenpeace founder Bob Hunter, landscape artist Doris McCarthy and 15 others already inducted into the Walk of Fame at the Scarborough Town Centre.

Wimbs and the Robbie International Soccer Tournament he founded will be given a place of honour on the Walk of Fame. Since 1967, The Robbie - named for Wimbs' son, who had suffered from cystic fibrosis - has grown from a tournament of eight teams to more than 220 and has raised more than $1 million for CF research.

Drafted in the first round by the New York Rangers in 1974, Middleton became a Boston Bruins captain during his National Hockey League career and was a member of his country's 1981 and 1984 Canada Cup teams.

Campbell is a former education director of the Scarborough Board of Education.

Heppner is one of the world's finest dramatic tenors.

Cox is a multiple Juno-award-winning singer and songwriter.

The induction ceremony is set for 2 p.m.on Oct. 23 at Scarborough Town Centre.

The gala celebration begins at 6 p.m. at the Delta Toronto East Hotel. This year's gala will be hosted by Debra McGrath and Colin Mochrie.

Tickets for the gala are $175 each or $1,400 for a table of eight. To order tickets, please call Doreen at 647-274-7900.