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“A Local’s dream” quoted one of the many onlookers as this very well is a dream that is now a reality, watching the many Olympic games on TV while growing up I had always wanted to see the Olympics in person, and the Vancouver 2010 games made part of that dream come true. On December 20th, 2009, my home town of Thorold was given the honour to be host to the Olympic torch’s path.

 I departed my house at 2:15PM and arrive in downtown Thorold to this sight: 

 

(One group of the many groups that made up the  hundreds of patriotic Thorold residents that showed up to show their support of the olympic games.)

Soon after I arrived we were blessed with the Thorold based Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Thorold Fire Dept. and a local steel drum band.

 

 (Royal Canadian Air Cadets)

 

(Thorold Fire Dept.)

At about 2:51pm, the Olympic parade made it’s way down Front St.

 

 

(The Olympic Parade starting down Front St.)

 

 

(The Coca-Coca bear and truck, Coca-Cola being one of the proud supporters of the Olympic games)

 

At 3:05pm, the moment the entire city had been waiting for, greeted with an uproar of cheering and wagging of Canadian flags, the Olympic Torch made it’s way down Front St. Where it was handed off to the next runner.

 

(The Torch Handoff, surrounded by patriotic Thorold residents who cheered their excitement apon the second torch being lit)

(Torch and Runner finaly push their way through the extremely excited crowd)

 

(The runner being chased by cheering residents as he ran down to the next handoff point, greeted by the honking horns of cars stopped by the road closure showing their support)

This gift to my home town, is something I will hold in my thoughts for the rest of my life, and is one of those things that you only get to see once in your life time.

 

The torch will make it’s way through the rest of Canada until February 12, 2010, where it will light the Olympic torch in Vancouver.

For more information on the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, or to find out if the torch is comming to your town (or if you want to come to it!) check out the official olympic site at:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

For the Torch route, click the following link:

Torch Route 2010

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