2010 Olympic Torch Relay
Media Information
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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.
2010 Olympic Torch
Backgrounders
- Official photos of the 2010 Olympic Torch
- Video about the 2010 Olympic Torch
- New Release (PDF 182 KB)
- Bombardier Technical Backgrounder on the Torch (PDF 237 KB)
- Hudson’s Bay Company Backgrounder on the Uniform (PDF 289 KB)
Bombardier’s Biographies of the Designers / Project Managers
- Bruno Comtois, Lead Project Engineer, 2010 Olympic Torch (PDF 47.5 KB)
- Daniel Deschêne, Industrial Designer, 2010 Olympic Torch (PDF 56.3 KB)
- Hugues Grégoire, Lead Project Engineer, 2010 Olympic Torch (PDF 53.2 KB)
- Timothy Fagan, Industrial Designer, 2010 Olympic Torch (PDF 46.6 KB)
National Route
Route Maps
- National Route Map (PDF 3.0 MB)
- Alberta Route Map (PDF 3.35 MB)
- British Columbia Route Map (PDF 3.39 MB)
- Manitoba News Route Map (PDF 3.34 MB)
- New Brunswick Route Map (PDF 3.34 MB)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Route Map (PDF 3.35 MB)
- Northwest Territories Route Map (PDF 3.34 MB)
- Nova Scotia Route Map (PDF 3.34 MB)
- Nunavut Route Map (PDF 3.36 MB)
- Ontario Route Map (PDF 3.36 MB)
- Prince Edward Island Route Map (PDF 3.35 MB)
- Quebec Route Map (PDF 3.38 MB)
- Saskatchewan Route Map (PDF 3.34 MB)
- Yukon Route Map (PDF 3.33 MB)
Backgrounders
- General Backgrounder (PDF 67.8 KB)
- Alberta Backgrounder (PDF 56.5 KB)
- British Columbia Backgrounder (PDF 58.8 KB)
- Manitoba Backgrounder (PDF 56.4 KB)
- New Brunswick Backgrounder (PDF 56.6 KB)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Backgrounder (PDF 56.8 KB)
- Northwest Territories Backgrounder (PDF 56.3 KB)
- Nova Scotia Backgrounder (PDF 56.5 KB)
- Nunavut Backgrounder (PDF 56.7 KB)
- Ontario Backgrounder (PDF 58.1 KB)
- Prince Edward Island Backgrounder (PDF 56.6 KB)
- Quebec Backgrounder (PDF 57.0 KB)
- Saskatchewan Backgrounder (PDF 56.4 KB)
- Yukon Backgrounder (PDF 56.2 KB)
News Releases
- National Route News Release (PDF 126 KB)
- Torchbearer News Release (PDF 126 KB)
- Unveiling of the 2010 Olympic Torch and Torchbearer Uniform (PDF 126 KB)
- Aboriginal participation in the Olympic Torch Relay (18 KB)
- Alberta News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- British Columbia News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- Manitoba News Release (PDF 124) KB
- New Brunswick News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- Newfoundland and Labrador News Release (PDF 126 KB)
- Northwest Territories News Release (PDF 126 KB)
- Nova Scotia News Release (PDF 125 KB)
- Nunavut News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- Ontario News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- Prince Edward Island News Release (PDF 124 KB)
- Quebec News Release (PDF 125 KB)
- Saskatchewan News Release (PDF 125 KB)
- Yukon News Release (PDF 124 KB)
Backgrounder - Previous Olympic Torch Relays
- Montreal 1976 Backgrounder (PDF 344 KB)
- Calgary 1988 Backgrounder (PDF 558 KB)
- Salt Lake City 2002 Backgrounder (PDF 557 KB)
Audio Files - John Furlong
John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of VANOC, speaking about the torch relay launch. The files are downloadable in mp3 format.
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- Why the OTR is important for Canada
- What Canadians should know about the OTR
- Personal experience
- Selection of first and final torchbearers
- Route selection process
- Objectives of the OTR
- Message for international community
- Importance of partnerships - Coke and RBC
- How Canadians can participate
- Carrying the torch
- Vancouver 2010 – building on Calgary '88
- Anticipated moments
- Aboriginal participation in the OTR
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
