Vancouver Flame Carried by Three Olympians Today
12/1/2009
Torchbearer 37 jumps with the flame in Sainte-Luce, Quebec. (Vancouver 2010)(ATR) The Vancouver 2010 flame travels southwest through the province of Quebec on Day 33 of the torch relay.
Yesterday highlights include the torch crossing the St. Lawrence River and then being carried by a torchbearer on inline skates.
Today, the torch relay will leave Baie-Comeau and advance through 12 towns with Chute-aux-Outardes being the first welcome. The flame will then travel through the towns of Ragueneau, Pessamit, Forestville, Portneuf-sur-Mer, Longue-Rive and Les Escoumins where a community celebration is planned at the Centre sportiff Charles-Edouard-Boucher.
The flame will then advance through the towns of Essipit, Sacre-Coeur, Saint-Fulgence and Chicoutimi where field hockey Olympian Joel Brough will be a torchbearer.
The flame will arrive at its final destination
Torchbearer carries the flame around the Camille-Marcoux Ferry before boarding. (Vancouver 2010)in the town of Saguenay where equestrian Olympian Linda Heathcott and speed skating Olympian Marc Gagnon will be torchbearers. A welcome celebration is planned that evening at Palais des sports de Jonquiere.
Tomorrow, the torch will travel south through 13 towns with Quebec City, the provincial capital, being the final destination of the day.
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