Torchbearers in the first ever Torch Relay through Metro Vancouver will walk with the 10-foot Poverty Olympic Torch from Langley to Vancouver.
The Torch will travel through ten communities in 6 days from February 2 to 7 in the last stage of the Poverty Olympics Torch Relay, a province-wide journey emphasizing the devastating reality of poverty and homelessness within communities throughout BC.
Every day of the relay will feature 3 Torchbearers from all walks of life pushing the Torch for 3 hours (6km) each.
When the Torch reaches the centre of each municipality there will be a Community Celebration featuring the Poverty Olympic mascots (Itchy the bedbug, Creepy the Cockroach, and Chewy the Rat) and the "Slapshots to End Poverty" hockey game.
On Day 5, the Torch Relay will include a special Route Feature, a kayak leg from Barnet Beach to Deep Cove.
For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Trish Garner: 604-341-8989, Rider Cooey: 604-872-1382 or 604-782-1382
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Day 1 (Feb. 2) - Langley to Surrey, 17.4km (see Map 1):
7:45am: Langley Torch Celebration at corner of Fraser Highway and 206 Street
8:30am: Start of Poverty Olympics Torch Relay through downtown Langley
5:30pm: Finish at King George Highway and 72nd Ave.
Day 2 (Feb. 3) - Surrey to New Westminster
Day 3 (Feb. 4) - Burnaby
Day 4 (Feb. 5) - Coquitlam to Port Moody, kayak to Deep Cove
Day 5 (Feb. 6) - North Vancouver to West Vancouver
Day 6 (Feb. 7) - West Vancouver to Vancouver
Check out www.povertyolympics.ca for more details about the route and schedule.
