This Friday, October 30, 2009, is the start of the Olympic season in Canada. The Olympic Torch arrives in Victoria BC Friday morning, and will travel through Victoria, Esquimalt, View Royal, Sidney, North Saanich, Central Saanich, Saanich and Oak Bay, before returning to Victoria for the evening celebration. At 5:30 pm, the city of Victoria will light up in a grand spectacle that you simply don’t want to miss.
Take part in this once-in-a-lifetime-event!
Join the celebration of the Olympic Torch Relay in Victoria BC. This small, beautiful city will come alive with a multicultural, multidisciplinary spectacle. The best artists, performers and musicians in Victoria will be on hand to celebrate the passing of the torch. The streets will pulse with energy and art, thousands of handheld torchieres will light the city, and a pyrotechnics finale will knock your socks off. Don’t you want to be there?
The Olympic Torch Relay Schedule follows:
Day 1, October 30, 2009 Arrival Ceremony in Victoria, BC – Victoria, BC
* Esquimalt, BC
* CFB/BFC Esquimalt, BC
* Songhees, BC
* Esquimalt (FN/PN), BC
* View Royal, BC
* Sidney, BC
* North Saanich, BC
* Central Saanich, BC
* Saanich, BC
* Oak Bay, BC
* Victoria, BC
Day 2, October 31, 2009 Victoria, BC – Nanaimo, BC
* Sooke, BC
* T’Sou-ke, BC
* Metchosin, BC
* Colwood, BC
* Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse NHSC/LHNC, BC
* Langford, BC
* Mill Bay, BC
* Cowichan Bay, BC
* Kw’amutsun, BC
* Duncan, BC
* North Cowichan, BC
* Lake Cowichan, BC
* Ganges, BC
* Crofton, BC
* Chemainus, BC
* Ladysmith, BC
* Cedar, BC
* Snuneymuxw , BC
* Nanaimo, BC
Day 3, November1, 2009 Nanaimo, BC – Tofino, BC
* Nanaimo, BC
* Lantzville, BC
* Nanoose Bay, BC
* Parksville, BC
* Coombs, BC
* Hilliers, BC
* Port Alberni, BC
* Hupacasath, BC
* Tseshaht, BC
* Ucluelet, BC
* Pacific Rim National Park (Long Beach), BC
* Tla-o-qui-aht, BC
* Tofino, BC
Day 4, November2, 2009 Tofino, BC – Campbell River, BC
* Qualicum Beach, BC
* Bowser, BC
* Fanny Bay, BC
* Union Bay, BC
* Royston, BC
* Cumberland, BC
* Courtenay, BC
* K’ómoks, BC
* Comox, BC
* CFB/BFC Comox, BC
* Black Creek, BC
* We Wai Kum, BC
* Campbell River, BC
Day 5, November3, 2009 Campbell River, BC – Whitehorse, YT
* Sandspit, BC
* Skidegate, BC
* Queen Charlotte, BC
Be a part of history!
It’s not every day that the Olympics are in our backyard. This is an exciting time for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest, even for folks not particularly interested in winter sports. British Columbia about to join Olympic history.
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