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Apply to Become a 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Torchbearer

I also feel like I’m representing the disabled community. It’s not just me that’s running. Source: Canadian marathon runner Rick Ball Nov 27, 2009 All Canadians are invited to apply for a torchbearer spot in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay. The Province of British Columbia is running the contest and today Coca-Cola, RBC, the Government [...]

Be a shining light in 2010! Canadians invited to apply as torchbearers for Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay

Ontarioamputee runner among first torchbearers named Vancouver, BC — With just over 100 days to go until the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, Canadians who dream of carrying the Paralympic Flame as part of the historic Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay — a 10-day inspirational journey starting on March 3, 2010 that celebrates the [...]

A Torch Fit for a Cross-Canada Journey

Employees of Bombardier are feeling a special bond with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. The Montreal, Quebec-based company — manufacturer of state-of-the-art planes and trains — designed and produced the 12,000 torches that will be used in the epic cross-Canada Olympic Flame journey that embarked on October 30, 2009. They didn’t have a handbook [...]