Torch run: Who would you like to see along the Olympic route?
- November 18, 2009 11:33 AM |
- By POV
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, seen at the men's NHL Olympic hockey orientation camp in Calgary in August, will participate in the Olympic torch relay in Halifax on Wednesday. (Larry MacDougal/Canadian Press)
Hockey star Sidney Crosby will carry the Olympic torch in Halifax on Wednesday.
The captain of the Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins is making abrief stop in his home province to join the Olympic torch relayfestivities.
The event will be memorable, said Mike Gillett, co-ordinator of the relay in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
"For a lot of people, that's going to be very special. [Crosby's] somuch a powerful sports hero in Canada, definitely here in HRM," saidGillett. "It's gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people tosee him with the Olympic flame."
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The torch will make its way across Canada before arriving in Vancouver for the start of the Winter Games next year.
Which high-profile Canadian would you like to see participate in the torch relay as it crosses the country?
Have you seen the torch in your community? Send us your photos.
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