2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay
- CA BWGPL LHC-Event-2019-07-23-04
- Item
- 2009-12-18
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. The relay travelled through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
5 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects
2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. The relay travelled through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay - Torch Bearer
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay - Travelling through Town
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Onlookers can be seen waving as Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
Bradford included in Rick Hansen Relay
Part of Local History Collection
"A quarter century after his Man in Motion World Tour and in preparation for his 25th Anniversary Rick Hansen Relay, which will re-create the Canadian portion of his original tour, Rick Hansen is looking for residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury to help cover the 12,000-km trek across Canada.
One man in motion will be represented and celebrated by many in motion, as 7,000 participants from across Canada who have made their own difference in the lives of others will walk, wheel or run in the Rick Hansen Relay, which begins Aug. 24 in Cape Spear, Nfld. and concludes May 22, 2012 in Vancouver.
The 25th anniversary relay is planned to pass through Bradford West Gwillimbury in December 2011.
To find and recognize relay participants, the Rick Hansen Foundation launched an online public contest that opened Tuesday at rickhansenrelay.com, allowing Canadians 13 and older to enter to win a spot for themselves or nominate a worthy individual to participate in the relay as a medal-bearer." ...
Bradford Topic
Crowds Welcome Olympic Flame to Bradford
Part of Local History Collection
Newspaper article about the Olympic torch travelling through Bradford on December 18th, 2009, as part of celebrations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
"The Olympic Torch Relay passed through Bradford last Friday and Crowds lined Holland Street to catch a glimpse of the flame..."