Paralympic Torch Makes First Stop in Vancouver

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Paralympic Games ambassador and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan was among the political dignitaries who welcomed the torch relay. The relay continued to the University of B.C., where 22 torchbearers were to run a 1.1-kilometre route along campus pedestrian areas.

The Paralympic Flame, which has no ancestral home, started its 10 day journey on 3 March on Victoria Island. More than 600 torchbearers will proudly carry the flame during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the Government of Canada and the Province of BC. The Paralympic Torch visits 11 communities over a ten day period, culminating in the lighting of the Paralympic Cauldron at BC Place in downtown Vancouver on 12 March 2010.

For more information about the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, please visit www.vancouver2010.com.