Salmon Arm Olympic celebration
January 28, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Arts, Community, Headlines, Recreation, Salmon Arm news
A crowd of around 3000 people joined the Olympic festivities in downtown Salmon Arm as the torch passed through town. (Video by ShuNews)
The Olympic Torch came to Salmon Arm today (Jan 27) and it’s hard to remember a time in recent years when an event aroused so much pride, not only in Canada, but also pride in our community. Red-mittened hands waved along the route and folks cheered with all their hearts while the procession wended its way toward City Hall where three thousand smiling faces waited for a glimpse of the Torch.
Passing the torch in Salmon Arm
January 28, 2010 by ShuNews
Filed under Community, Recreation, Salmon Arm news
Large crowds gathered in Salmon Arm to celebrate the passage of the Olympic Torch through the Shuswap. (Video by ShuNews)
This short video shows a handing off of the Olympic Torch in Salmon Arm. You will see the ever-present red white and blue entourage — Coco-Cola’s red speaker truck and the sleek blue Royal Bank truck, along with the helpful boys in black who guide the runners’ every move.
Olympic Torch takes historic train ride
January 28, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Community, Headlines, Recreation, Shuswap news
On November 7, 1885, one Donald A. Smith drove the last spike into the great transcontinental railway that would link British Columbia with eastern Canada. This historic event signaled the end of one era and the beginning of the next for the Canadian Pacific Railway and also for Canada.
Olympic Torch Relay route in Salmon Arm
January 25, 2010 by ShuNews
Filed under Community, Recreation, Salmon Arm events
Download this map of the route the Olympic Torch will take through Salmon Arm.
The excitement is building in Salmon Arm as the last-minute touches are put on the downtown venue in anticipation of the arrival of the Olympic Torch and the planned celebration on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010.
To make it easier for readers to find that perfect spot to watch the relay team, we have provided downloadable route map.
Don’t forget to wear your red mittens!
• Download map (PDF)
Salmon Arm big Olympic Torch show
January 23, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Arts, Community, Headlines, Recreation, Salmon Arm events
The Olympic flame will arrive at Spirit Square in Salmon Arm on January 27, 2010 at 11:13am as it travels through Salmon Arm and Canoe. (Photo from City of Salmon Arm)
Wed Jan 27, Salmon Arm –
Salmon Arm plans fabulous stage show to celebrate Olympic Torch.
For months, the City of Salmon Arm has been planning a spectacular welcome for the Olympic Torch relay team and now all is in place and the exitement is growing by the day.
The event will start at 10am in Spirit Square, City Hall, with the flame arriving at 11:13am.
Sicamous Snow Days and Olympic Torch celebration
January 23, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Annual events, Community, Recreation, Sicamous events
Jan 22-26, Sicamous –
Sicamous combining Olympic Torch celebration with 1st annual Sicamous “Snow Days”.
Sicamous is planning a weekend to remember, both to celebrate the coming of the Olympic Torch and the 1st Annual Sicamous Snow Days, an event which is hoped to become an annual tradition.
On Friday, January 22, 2010, at 9am, the event-filled weekend begins with an afternoon of snowman building for school children in Finlayson Park.
Revelstoke celebrates the Torch
January 20, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Arts, Community, Recreation, Revelstoke events
Tue Jan 26, Revelstoke –
Mount Revelstoke National Park is the original home of Canada’s oldest ski club, and the only place in Canada where world records in ski-jumping have ever been set. On January 26, Parks Canada and the community of Revelstoke will welcome the Olympic Flame with a celebration of a century of skiing, ski racing, and ski-jumping.
Alan Mason of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce spoke about the city’s plans for the Event and he told us that there will be a huge celebration in the downtown area around the Grizzly Plaza, starting between 3:30 and 3:45pm and finishing shortly after 8pm.
BC funds Torch Relay celebrations
September 2, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under BC news, Recreation
Communities receive grants for Torch Relay celebrations.
Communities across the province have received 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Community Grants totalling over $2.86 million, Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts announced today.
“With the Olympic Torch Relay just a few months away, communities across B.C. are preparing to welcome this exciting international event into their neighbourhoods,” said Krueger. “This grants program will enable communities to proudly showcase the very best of their heritage and culture to the world in the lead-up to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.”
