TORCH RELAY

Paralympic Flame Lighting at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler

The Paralympic Flame will be lit in front of the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler (SLCC) on Monday March 8, 2010 at 11:30 am. The Centre is located at 4584 Blackcomb Way and adjacent to Lost Lake Park at the end of Lorimer Road in Whistler’s Upper Village.

All are welcome to attend a traditional Lil’wat Nation Ceremony that will create, welcome and bless the Paralympic Flame in front of the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre welcome figures. A Lil’wat torchbearer will start the relay on its way to the base of Blackcomb Mountain. The flame will travel up Blackcomb Mountain, across the Peak to Peak Gondola and down Whistler Mountain to Village Square. The Whistler Paralympic Torch Relay Community Celebration begins at 3:00 pm in Village Square.

Fifty torchbearers will carry the Paralympic Flame throughout the Village Stroll in Whistler Village. Spectators are welcome to watch and cheer on the torchbearers along the Village Stroll and in Village Square. The family-focused event will include a variety of community entertainment and will be an incredible opportunity for Whistler to proudly welcome our Paralympians.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is bringing the world’s premier sporting event to the traditional and shared traditional territories of the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, known as the Four Host First Nations. The Squamish and Lil’wat Nations are two of the Four Host First Nations. The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre is a shared legacy project of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler embodies the spirit of partnership between the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, and our shared values around preserving, revitalizing and sharing our traditional and modern cultures with the world.

Please join us at 11:30 am on Monday March 8th, 2010 to celebrate the creation of the Paralympic Flame in Whistler. Wear red, bring your drum and welcome our Squamish and Lil’wat 2010 Paralympic Torchbearers.

For additional information please contact the website www.whistler2010.com.

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