Surrey North Delta Leader
Wednesday February 3 2010 B1
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It’s your time to shine!
Nearly 200 torch bearers will shepherd the Olympic flame through Surrey and Delta next week.
Olympic flame makes stops at museum, city hall and Celebration Site in Holland Park by Kevin Diakiw ONE HUNDRED and two days after it started its journey, the Olympic flame will be in Surrey, carried through this city by a relay of 175 torch bearers during its two-day stay. On Monday, Feb. 8, the flame that has been passed by 12,000 runners from as far away as Olympia, Greece will enter Surrey from Langley at Highway 10 and 180 Street. Torchbearers will run through Cloverdale, briefly stopping at the Cloverdale Museum at around 3 p.m. Throughout the day, the museum – at 17710 56A Ave. – will be a hub of activity for people in the community. The Olympic flame then makes its way up to city hall, and will go on to reach the Fraser Highway and 160 Street and Guildford Town Centre. The torch will end the day at Surrey’s Celebration Site at Holland Park around 7 p.m. The following morning, Feb. 9, the torch begins the day at the Peace Arch border crossing and then will make its way through White Rock, into Surrey and North Delta, to New Westminster, then back down to Ladner and Tsawwassen. The flame then travels to Richmond and into Vancouver for the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 12. Keep checking the Surrey-North Delta Leader’s website (www.surreyleader. com) for up-to-date news and important information about the relay and the Games.
For the local Olympic torch relay route maps, see page 3.
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