Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay Celebration Announced for Vaughan
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Residents Invited to Celebrate and Share the Pan Am Spirit
The entire community is invited to celebrate the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay when it visits Vaughan City Hall on Wednesday, June 24. In addition to City Hall, the torch relay will make stops at Kleinburg Public School, Canada’s Wonderland and the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus.
The torch relay begins its 41-day journey when the Pan Am flame is lit during a traditional Aztec lighting ceremony at the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico before landing in Canada on May 30. From Toronto, the flame heads to Thunder Bay on May 31 where it will visit the Terry Fox Monument before arriving in Nipigon, the most northern town on the Ontario leg of the journey.
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“The City of Vaughan is pleased to be a celebration community for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay. We are proud to welcome the Pan Am flame to Vaughan for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we look forward to showcasing our community at a special celebration being planned at City Hall. We are very excited to be a part of this world-wide event that attracts participants and spectators from around the globe while inspiring athletes of all ages and abilities.”
-Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
QUICK FACTS
- Three-thousand torchbearers will carry the flame through communities across Ontario as well as Richmond, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax.
- The torch will see more than 60 modes of transportation while touring through Canada and exceed 5,000 kilometres on the road and 15,000 kilometres by air.
- The torch relay will finish in Toronto on July 10, 2015 to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, which signifies the start of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games.
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