Sunday, January 31st the Olympic Flame will arrive in Fort St John 

• Starts at 5:30 in front of Heritage Manor on 107^th Avenue
• It turns south on 100^th Street
• It turns west on 100^th Avenue
• It turns south on 108^th Street
• It turns east on 97 Avenue – torch will be carried by Jamie Lee around the outdoor oval next to Bert Bowes Jr. Secondary School, we have special activities for those who come watch this unique leg of the Torch Relay
• Continues east on 97^th Avenue
• Turns south on 100^th Street
• Turns into Centennial Park where Ross H MacLean, the final torchbearer, will light the cauldron at approximately 6:30 pm

• Pre-celebration activities begin at 4:30 pm in Centennial Park – crafts and games for the kids, including the ice slide compliments of the High on Ice Festival
• Official Celebration gets underway at 5:00 pm
• Many local and internationally recognized performers
• Enjoy free hot chocolate and Olympic cookies made by the North Peace Secondary School culinary program and distributed by the Kinsmen
• Sign a community card to wish Fort St. John’s own speed skater Denny Morrison and skeleton competitor Michelle Kelly good luck at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
• Torch Relay Sponsors Coca Cola and RBC will have special feature interactive booths setup
• Warm-up next to the oversized bonfire
• Enjoy the unveiling of 3 pieces of art work commissioned specifically for this event: an Ice Sculpture by carver Dave Diehl;  a story written by the Fort St. John Writers Circle; and a permanent sculpture to be unveiled by Mayor Lantz during the celebration

• Parking will be limited so we have arranged for a free shuttle service from the Safeway Parking lot to Centennial Park beginning at 4:30 and continuing until 7:30.   Transportation will be provided by BC Transit.  The bus is wheel chair accessible.

 Have you been selected to carry the Olympic Torch in Fort St John?  If so, please contact Suzanne at 250-794-3262 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  


 

Olympic Torch Relay Event List

5:00pm       Introductions by VANOC (Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee):

·         Welcome

·         Provincial Video

·         Official Introduction

 

City Of Fort St John Presents:

·         Fire and Ice Story Teller: Fort St. John Poetics Research Group

·         Fort St John Ecole Central Ribbon Dancers: Ms Hannis’ Grade 5/6 & Madam Marjo’s Grade 2 class

·         Dreamers & Land-Doig River Drummers

·         Fire and Ice Story Teller: Fort St. John Poetics Research Group

 

Presenting Partner Entertainment Coca-Cola

 

Presenting Partner Entertainment RBC:

 

City Of Fort St John Presents:

·         Dayna Manning

 

6:30pm

·         Ross H MacLean will light the Cauldron

·         Christopher Baumeister will sing our National Anthem

 

VANOC Presents:

·         Interview with Ross H MacLean

·         Question to Federal,/Provincial/Local Dignitaries

·         Video

·         Cette Flamme North Peace Community Choir

 

City Of Fort St John Presents:

·         Fire and Ice Story Teller: Fort St. John Poetics Research Group

·         Fire Dancers: The Move Dance Studio

 

VANOC Presents:

                ·         Thank You

Olympic Torch Relay Community Task Force

The Olympic Torch Relay (OTR), coordinated by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is designed to connect and share the Olympic Flame with the maximum number of Canadians in the greatest number of communities possible.  The path of the OTR will run from coast to coast, passing through every province and territory.

On November 21, 2008, VANOC announced the route for the torch to Canada & the world.  It is passing through nearly 200 celebration communities and 800 additional route communities, including Fort St John on January 31, 2010.  

The Olympic Torch Relay Committee is chaired by Mayor Lantz with a wide range of representatives from the community including School District 60, the Fort St John Sports Council, members of the local RCMP detachment, NENAS, local Olympic Torch Relay sponsors Coca-Cola and Royal Bank, Northern BC Tourism and City staff members.

For more information on the celebration of the Torch’s arrival in Fort St John contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 



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