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Vancouver Winter Games torch relay begins

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by Associated Press

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Updated Friday, Oct 30 at 5:45 PM

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VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Olympic triathlon gold medalist Simon Whitfield and speedskater Catriona Le May Doan are the first torchbearers for the Vancouver Winter Games in what will be the longest domestic Olympic torch relay in history.

Whitfield was a gold medallist at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. He resides in Victoria, where the relay started on Friday.

Le May Doan lit the torch with Whitfield. She is the only Canadian to successfully defend an individual Olympic title, having won gold at Nagano and Salt Lake City.

Over 106 days, it will stop in every Canadian province and territory leading to the lighting of the cauldron at BC Place. The games will be held from Feb. 12-28 in Vancouver and Whistler.

 

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wintergames2010 said on November 10, 2009 at 7:10 PM

As a resident of Vancouver, B.C. Canada I would like to say that you have just no idea what is happening in the host City Of The 2010 Winter Games is that reason that I am writing this letter is that I would like to warn you people that are comming to the Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. Canada Febuary 2010 from the US not be surprised to see volience in the streets of the greater Vancouver area. Yes there is gang volience in the streets of the host city of the winter games of Vancouver, B.C. Canada. In the streets of Vancouver, B.C. there are gangs shooting each other in the streets. The Vancouver City Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are unable to do anything about the esclating gang volience in the city that is hosting the 2010 winter games. There have been alot of open in the street gang land shootings and people have been leaving bodies in the street. So if you are comming to the Vancouver Winter Games 2010 do not be surprised to see dead bodies in the streets.

wintergames2010 said on November 10, 2009 at 7:14 PM

As a resident of Vancouver, B.C. Canada I would like to say that you have just no idea what is happening in the host City Of The 2010 Winter Games is that reason that I am writing this letter is that I would like to warn you people that are comming to the Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. Canada Febuary 2010 from the US not be surprised to see volience in the streets of the greater Vancouver area. Yes there is gang volience in the streets of the host city of the winter games of Vancouver, B.C. Canada. In the streets of Vancouver, B.C. there are gangs shooting each other in the streets. The Vancouver City Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are unable to do anything about the esclating gang volience in the city that is hosting the 2010 winter games. There have been alot of open in the street gang land shootings and people have been leaving bodies in the street. So if you are comming to the Vancouver Winter Games 2010 do not be surprised to see dead bodies in the streets.