VANCOUVER, Feb. 8 /CNW/ – John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today announced additional well-known torchbearers who will join other notable individuals and every-day Canadians to carry the Olympic Flame throughout the final days of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.
The 106-day torch relay – the longest domestic relay in Olympic history – is presented by Coca-Cola and RBC, and supported by the Government of Canada and has been an incredible journey across the country. More information on the relay is available at www.vancouver2010.com/torchrelay.
Day 104 – 10-Feb-10:
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JULIE PAYETTE, Canadian astronaut
Torchbearer 112 at 18h07
Running in North Vancouver
Day 105 – 11-Feb-10:
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JANN ARDEN, award winning singer/songwriter
Torchbearer 174 at 15h17
Running at BC Children’s Hospital
RICHARD BRODEUR, professional hockey player – Vancouver Canucks Alumni
Torchbearer 244 at 19h04
Running in Vancouver
MICHEAL BUBLE, award-winning singer/songwriter
Torchbearer 261 at 19h53
Running in Vancouver
Day 106 – 12-Feb-10:
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, actor, Governor, State of California
Torchbearer 018 at 07h03
Running in Stanley Park
SEB COE, Olympian, Chair London 2012 Organizing Committee
Torchbearer 019 at 07h08
Running in Stanley Park
ROLLY FOX, father of Canadian cancer hero Terry Fox
Torchbearer 034 at 08h00
Running near English Bay
WALTER GRETZKY, father of Canadian hockey star Wayne Gretzky
Torchbearer 041 at 08h20
Running in Vancouver
DMITRY CHERNYSHENKO, President, Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee
Torchbearer 044 at 08h34
Running in Vancouver
GARETH REES, professional rugby player
Torchbearer 105 at 11h51
Running in Vancouver
STAN SMYL, professional hockey player, Vancouver Canucks alumni
Torchbearer 106 at 11h53
Running in Vancouver
BOB LENARDUZZI, professional soccer player, Vancouver Whitecaps alumni
Torchbearer 117 at 12:23
Running in Vancouver
LUIS PASSAGLIA, professional football player, BC Lions alumni
Torchbearer 118 at 12h26
Running in Vancouver
Ralph, Elena and Deb (R.E.D. Management) are no strangers to talent agency management. In fact, between them they’ve got over 35 years experience here in Vancouver representing some of the best and brightest in the biz on familiar shows like Battlestar Galactica, Intelligence, 24 and more. So when it finally came time to strike out on their own, they made it look easy. Now, with a floating barge for a home here in North Vancouver’s Mosquito Creek Marina, they can celebrate their first anniversary in style. Invited guests and local celebs came out to party aboard the Queen of Diamonds on a sunny Sunday afternoon and toast the trio that helped make the famous.