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NANAIMO'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY:
OCTOBER 31 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2009
Mukmuk, the Olympic marmot who comes from Vancouver Island,
nestles in Team Nanaimo's souvenir torch
in front of the bridge at Swy-A-Lana Lagoon at Maffeo-Sutton Park
Team Nanaimo Vice-Chair Joanne Hogan, Marianne Goodwin, Olympic and
Paralympic Games Liaison
Officer from the Francophone Federation of British Columbia,
and Nicole Langlois, Team Nanaimo's Treasurer, celebrate in Maffeo-Sutton Park.
Nanaimo celebrates both the arrival of the torch and Halloween.
Featured are an chainsaw-wielding villain with Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan
and Joanne Hogan, who demonstrate their Nanaimo pride
by waving their souvenir torches.
Double Paralympic gold metal winner Michelle Stilwell torch bearer ends
Day 2's torch trek by lighting the cauldron at Spirit Square in Maffeo-Sutton Park.
Photo by Krista Bryce of the Nanaimo Daily News
Performances and speeches take place after the lighting of the cauldron
as the community celebration ends, to be followed by fireworks.
Photo courtesy of the Olympic Torch Relay
Day 3's torch carriers gather at Maffeo-Sutton Park
on the morning of November 1, 2009.
Photo courtesy of the Olympic Torch Relay
Team Nanaimo Chair and torch bearer Camela Tang proceeds north
on Uplands Drive in North Nanaimo.
Camela Tang shares the torch with her husband Lawrence Tang,
who carried the torch in Chemainus on Day 2 of the Olympic Torch Relay.
Please also see slide show of photos by the Nanaimo Daily News.
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