The Olympic Torch Relay route was announced on November 21st 2008. Within this section you can access news releases containing statistics and stops of interest in each of the 10 provinces and three territories. You can also download all the background documents and route maps in PDF format.
Scroll down for audio files of John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of VANOC, speaking about the torch relay launch. The files are downloadable in mp3 format.
| Backgrounder - Previous Olympic Torch Relays |
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| Montreal 1976 Backgrounder (PDF 344 KB) |
| Calgary 1988 Backgrounder (PDF 558 KB) |
| Salt Lake City 2002 Backgrounder (PDF 557 KB) |
John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of VANOC, speaking about the torch relay launch. The files are downloadable in mp3 format.
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