2010 Winter Olympics torch relay route

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The route of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay carried the torch through over 1000 communities across Canada, visiting different locations from October 30, 2009 to its final stop at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on February 12, 2010.

Route in Greece

Route in Greece as follows.[1]

October 28

Route in Canada

Day Date Cities Route length Notable torchbearers # of torchbearers
1 Oct 30 British Columbia:
Central Saanich, Saanich, Oak Bay, Victoria[2]
Catriona Le May Doan- long track speed skater
Simon Whitfield- triathlete
Silken Laumann- rower
Alexandre Despatie-diver[3]
General Walter Natynczyk-Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff[4]
Allison Forsyth-skier[5]
Derek Porter-rower[6]
2 Oct 31 British Columbia:
3 Nov 1 British Columbia:
Tofino
Chun Lee-Kyung- short track speed skater[7]
4 Nov 2 British Columbia:
5 Nov 3 British Columbia:
Queen Charlotte

Yukon:

British Columbia: Taku River Tlingit First Nation, Atlin

Yukon:

Whitehorse

6 Nov 4 Yukon: Dawson City, Old Crow

Northwest Territories: Inuvik

Martha Benjamin-cross country skier
Alisa Camplin-aerial skier[8]
7 Nov 5 Nunavut: Kugluktuk

Northwest Territories:

N'Dilo, Yellowknife

8 Nov 6 Alberta: Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, CFB Cold Lake, Cold Lake Kelly Sutherland-chuckwagon racer[9]
9 Nov 7 Saskatchewan:
La Ronge

Manitoba: Thompson

10 Nov 8 Manitoba: Churchill

Nunavut: CFS Alert

11 Nov 9 Nunavut: Grise Fiord, Qausuittuq, Iqaluit Mary Carillo-sportscaster[10]
12 Nov 10 Quebec:
Uashat-Maliotenam, Sept-Îles
13 Nov 11 Newfoundland and Labrador:
Happy Valley – Goose Bay
14 Nov 12 Newfoundland and Labrador: Hopedale, L'Anse aux Meadows, St. Anthony
Bob Cole-sportscaster[11]
15 Nov 13 Newfoundland and Labrador: Seamus O'Regan - Co-host of Canada AM
Mike Adam-curler[12]
16 Nov 14 Newfoundland and Labrador:
17 Nov 15 Newfoundland and Labrador:
Channel – Port aux Basques
18 Nov 16 Nova Scotia:
Port Hawkesbury
Cindy Day-CTV Maritimes meteorologist
19 Nov 17 Nova Scotia:
Stellarton, Bible Hill, Truro
Will Richardson
Ikue Teshigawara-short track speed skater[13]
20 Nov 18 Nova Scotia:
Halifax
Sidney Crosby- hockey player
Sarah Conrad-snowboarder[14]
Stephen Giles-canoer/kayaker
Sandie Rinaldo-television journalist[15]
Andrew Russell-canoer
21 Nov 19 Nova Scotia:
Annapolis Royal, Bear River, Yarmouth
22 Nov 20 Nova Scotia:
Halifax
Marci Ien- Canada AM news anchor
Lisa Ross-sailing[16]
23 Nov 21 Nova Scotia: Amherst, Caribou

Prince Edward Island Wood Islands, Belfast, Vernon Bridge, Cherry Valley, Pownal, Stratford, Charlottetown

24 Nov 22 Prince Edward Island:
Abrams Village, Wellington, Summerside
Cassie Campbell-hockey player[19]
25 Nov 23 Prince Edward Island:
Borden-Carleton

New Brunswick:

Memramcook, Sackville, Dieppe, Moncton

Russ Howard-curler[20]
Marc-André LeBlanc-Radio Host

George Gallant-Marathon Runner

26 Nov 24 New Brunswick:
César Cielo Filho
-swimmer
27 Nov 25 New Brunswick: Marianne Limpert-swimmer[21]
28 Nov 26 New Brunswick: Not travelling, staying in Fredericton. n/a n/a n/a
29 Nov 27 New Brunswick:
Tracadie–Sheila, Shippagan, Caraquet, Grande-Anse, Bathurst
30 Nov 28 New Brunswick: Bathurst, Beresford, Oqpi'kanjik, Dalhousie, Campbellton, Atholville, Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin, Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, Rivière-Verte, Madawaska, Edmundston
31 Nov 29 New Brunswick: Edmundston, Saint-Jacques

Quebec:

Saint-Fabien, Le Bic, Rimouski

32 Nov 30 Quebec:
Saint-Ulric, Matane, Baie-Comeau
Ben Mulroney-television host
33 Dec 1 Quebec:
Saint-Fulgence, Chicoutimi, Saguenay
Marc Gagnon-short track speed skater[22]
Linda Heathcott-equestrian rider
34 Dec 2 Quebec:
Hébertville, Quebec City
35 Dec 3 Quebec:
Lévis
Gaétan Boucher-long track speed skater
36 Dec 4 Quebec:
Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Saint-Georges
37 Dec 5 Quebec:
Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Windsor, Lennoxville, Sherbrooke
38 Dec 6 Quebec:
39 Dec 7 Quebec: Isabelle Brasseur-figure skater
40 Dec 8 Quebec:
Baie-d'Urfé, Beaconsfield
Kristiana Salmon - pole vaulter
Bruny Surin- sprinter
Jean-Luc Brassard- freestyle skier
41 Dec 9 Quebec:
Mont-Tremblant
42 Dec 10 Quebec:
Westmount, Montreal
Jacques Villeneuve-race car driver[23]
Sylvie Daigle-short track speed skater
Dan Bigras-musician-actor
Josée Chouinard-figure skater
Yelena Isinbayeva-athletics(pole vault)[24]
Pirmin Zurbriggen-skier[25]
Barbara Ann Scott-figure skater[26]
43 Dec 11 Quebec:
Saint-Jérôme, Lachute, Grenville

Ontario: Hawkesbury

Quebec:

Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Gatineau

Mike Fisher-hockey player[27]
44 Dec 12 Quebec: Aylmer, Hull

Ontario: Ottawa

James Duthie-sportscaster
Carolyn Waldo-synchronised swimmer
45 Dec 13 Ontario:
CFB Petawawa, Petawawa, Pembroke
Elizabeth Manley-figure skater
46 Dec 14 Ontario:
Gananoque, Kingston
Greg Joy-high jumper
Anne Jardin-swimmer
47 Dec 15 Ontario:
Bailieboro, Peterborough
48 Dec 16 Ontario:
49 Dec 17 Ontario:
Whitchurch–Stouffville, Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Toronto
Owen von Richter-swimmer
Elfi Schlegel
-gymnast
50 Dec 18 Ontario: Kurt Browning-figure skater[34]
Marilyn Denis-television & radio host
51 Dec 19 Ontario:
Kim Yuna-figure skater[36]
52 Dec 20 Ontario:
Queenston, Niagara Falls
Anna Olson-chef[37]
53 Dec 21 Ontario:
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Brantford
Jennifer Hedger-sportscaster
54 Dec 22 Ontario:
Chatham
55 Dec 23 Ontario:
Mike Clemons-football player
Stubby Clapp-baseball player[39]
56 Dec 24 Ontario: Windsor, Tecumseh, Bkejwanong, Corunna, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Sarnia, Forest, Strathroy, London Dave Randorf-sportscaster
John Davidson-Guinness World Record Holder for fastest crossing of Canada on foot, founder of Jesse's Journey
57 Dec 25 Ontario: Not travelling, staying in London. n/a n/a n/a
58 Dec 26 Ontario: Not travelling, staying in London. n/a n/a n/a
59 Dec 27 Ontario:
Research In Motion
60 Dec 28 Ontario:
Saugeen, Owen Sound
61 Dec 29 Ontario:
62 Dec 30 Ontario:
63 Dec 31 Ontario: Nipissing, Temagami, Latchford, Cobalt, Haileybury, Temiskaming Shores

Quebec:

64 Jan 1 Quebec:
Pikogan, Amos

Ontario:

Shania Twain-musician[43]
65 Jan 2 Ontario: Timmins, Greater Sudbury (through Onaping, Dowling, Chelmsford), Espanola, Massey, Elliot Lake, Blind River, Mississauga First Nation, Thessalon, Ketegaunseebee, Sault Ste. Marie Alex Baumann-swimmer[44]
66 Jan 3 Ontario: Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa, White River, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Red Rock (Parmacheene Reserve 53/Lake Helen Reserve 53A), Nipigon, Thunder Bay
67 Jan 4 Ontario:
68 Jan 5 Ontario:

Manitoba:

69 Jan 6 Manitoba: Gimli, Peguis First Nation, St. Laurent
70 Jan 7 Manitoba:
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
-ski jumper
71 Jan 8 Manitoba:
72 Jan 9 Manitoba: Brandon, Sioux Valley Dakota, Virden

Saskatchewan:

Fort Qu'Appelle, Regina

73 Jan 10 Saskatchewan:
74 Jan 11 Saskatchewan: Philippe Candeloro-figure skater
75 Jan 12 Saskatchewan:
76 Jan 13 Alberta: Pat Quinn-hockey player & coach
77 Jan 14 Alberta: Edmonton (
Rexall Place)[45]
31m
Billy Dawe-hockey player
Shannon Szabados-hockey player
Meaghan Mikkelson
-hockey player
5
78 Jan 15 Alberta:
79 Jan 16 Alberta:
80 Jan 17 Alberta:
Coalhurst, Lethbridge
Jill Quirk-swimmer
Mark Tewksbury-swimmer
81 Jan 18 Alberta: Kyle Shewfelt-gymnast
Jim "Bearcat" Murray-former trainer of the Calgary Flames
"Jungle" Jim Hunter-skier
Kathy Salmon-luge
Gail Amundrud-swimmer
82 Jan 19 Alberta:
Beiseker, Crossfield, Airdrie
Shawn Johnson - gymnast[46]

Susan Auch-long track speed skater
Kristina Groves-long track speed skater
Anna Maria Kaufmann-opera singer
Curtis Myden-swimmer
Stephen Ames-golfer
Diane Jones-Konihowski-athletics
Frank King-1988 Winter Olympics organizer

83 Jan 20 Alberta:
Exshaw, Canmore, Banff
Karen Percy-Lowe-skier[47]
84 Jan 21 Alberta: Banff, Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Pass

British Columbia: Field, Golden

Peter Lougheed-former Alberta Premier
Wally Buono-football player & coach
85 Jan 22 British Columbia:
86 Jan 23 British Columbia:
87 Jan 24 British Columbia:
Osoyoos
Mark Johnston-swimmer
88 Jan 25 British Columbia: Ye Qiaobo-long track speed skater
Ross Rebagliati-snowboarder[48]
Scott Frandsen - Olympic rower[49]
Terry David Mulligan-actor and television personality
89 Jan 26 British Columbia:
Malakwa, Revelstoke
Dylan Armstrong-Olympic shot-putter
90 Jan 27 British Columbia: Revelstoke, Craigellachie, Canoe, Salmon Arm, Sexqeltqin First Nation, Tappen, Blind Bay, Sorrento, Chase, Pritchard, Kamloops
Nancy Greene-Olympic skier
Farhan Lalji-sportscaster
Michael Farrington-Olympic figure skater
Kate Richardson
-Olympic gymnast
91 Jan 28 British Columbia:
Williams Lake Indian Band, Williams Lake
92 Jan 29 British Columbia:
93 Jan 30 British Columbia:
Gitanmaax First Nation, Hazelton
94 Jan 31 British Columbia:
Hudson's Hope, Fort St. John
95 Feb 1 British Columbia:
New Aiyansh, Prince Rupert
96 Feb 2 British Columbia:
Port Hardy
97 Feb 3 British Columbia:
Sliammon First Nation, Powell River
98 Feb 4 British Columbia:
Britannia Beach, Stawamus, Squamish
99 Feb 5 British Columbia: Squamish, Brackendale, Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler
Don Taylor-sportscaster
Michael Landsberg-sportscaster
Matthew Pinsent-rower
Steve Podborski-skier
Valerie Pringle
-television host and journalist
100 Feb 6 British Columbia:
Scw'exmx First Nation, Merritt
101 Feb 7 British Columbia:
Harrison Hot Springs, Agassiz, Rosedale, Chilliwack, Abbotsford
102 Feb 8 British Columbia:
Cloverdale, Surrey
Daniel Igali-wrestler
Steve Armitage-sportscaster
103 Feb 9 British Columbia: Adam Loewen-professional baseball player
104 Feb 10 British Columbia:
IOC vice president
Julie Payette-astronaut[50]
Victor Kraatz
-figure skater
105 Feb 11 British Columbia:
NBC Today[51]
Justin Morneau-first baseman, Minnesota Twins
Michael Bublé-singer/songwriter[50][52]
Jann Arden-singer/songwriter[50][52][53]
Tracy Wilson-figure skating
Sarah McLachlan-singer/songwriter
Steve Nash-basketball player, point guard Phoenix Suns[52]
Trevor Linden-former Vancouver Canucks captain[52]
106 Feb 12 British Columbia: Vancouver (BC Place)
2012 Summer Olympics organizing committee[55]

See also

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