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Torch Relay in West Kelowna
The District of West Kelowna was a proud
Torch Relay Route Community on January 25, 2010 - Day 88 of the 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay.
To celebrate this tremendous opportunity, the District of West Kelowna hosted a free Community Celebration emceed by Steven Francis - better known as "Stuntman Steve"
Thanks to all who helped "Light the Way" and make this a tremendous event! |
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Jonathan Neitsch, 16, West Kelowna Student, carried the Olympic Torch into the celebration at Mt. Boucherie Community Complex
Steve Francis kept the excited crowd cheering and chanting as all awaited the coming flame.
Torchbearers, dignitaries and performances by
West Kelowna students kept the crowd
entertained in Royal LePage Place.
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NEWS:
January 22, 2010: Inspiring young man,
Jonathan Neitsch, to be West Kelowna
torchbearer
January 21, 2010 - Free transit is being
offered on Monday Jan. 25th from 4pm – 10pm for all routes within the Kelowna
Regional Transit system (Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country & Peachland).
Jan. 19, 2010: Best Places to View the Torchbearers
Jan. 11, 2010: Mayor Doug Findlater
introduces West Kelowna Torch Relay
VIPs: MC Steven Francis and
torchbearer Skip Cable.
Dec. 16, 2009 - District's Torch Relay
event plans revealed; torchbearers
asked to contact the District.
LINKS:
www.vancouver2010.com/torchrelay
The 106-day Olympic Torch Relay, which is presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the Government of Canada, will visit more than 1,030 communities and places of interest in every province and territory. On February 12, 2010, the Olympic Flame will make its way to downtown Vancouver to light the Olympic Cauldron in a magical and awe-inspiring moment before a television audience of three billion people worldwide, signalling the kick off to the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For more information on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, visit www.vancouver2010.com/torchrelay
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