Amazing! :D:D

Posted by Tracy on the STNAOFC:

It appears that our news site is acting up so here is the article that I posted.

The City of Timmins is very excited that the Olympic Torch will pass through our community on January 1st 2010 as it makes it's way to the Olympic games in Vancouver. Today, in a press conference, the final leg runner for the Timmins portion of the route was announced at the Shania Twain Centre!!

We are extremely pleased to announce that Shania Twain will carry the torch here in Timmins. Here is a quote from Shania.

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It's an immense honour for me to have been given the opportunity to be an Olypmic Torch bearer of the 2010 winter Olympics being held in my birth country of Canada in Vancouver, as it takes its journey through
my home town of Timmins. It is certain to be one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I am proud to have been presented this unique opportunity and privilege and look forward to sharing the pride with my hometown and fellow Canadians as we are all proud of our country's chance to host the upcoming winter games.

I have a tremendous respect for the hard work, dedication and talent of the world's greatest athletes and will humbly carry and pass on the Olympic torch with a special pride for my country's Olympians. I am grateful for this special gift of participation in carrying the flame that represents such an incredible spirit of sportsmanship and excellence and wish ALL the athletes of the 2010 Winter Olympics courage, strength and triumph during the games.

I'm sending my sincerest, best wishes to each and every one of you as you take this remarkable Olympic journey.

Love,

Shania

I'm sure we'll get another blog from Shania just shortly, in which she'll mention this wonderful news.

Excellent news! We'll be sure to see Shania wearing some Canadian Olympic Team clothing, which we can buy at the Bay or whatever!
Gee, it will be REALLY cold in Timmins on January 1st! Shania can handle it, and running will help to keep her warm.

Timmins is WAY far away from Toronto, so I'll just be watching on the tv!

Good luck Shania!

I hope Shania will perform a song at the opening or closing ceremonies! Glad to see Shania is getting 'out there' - by the way, this is so 'sporty' of her - like the skiing etc..

TIMMINS, Ont. — Shania Twain will carry the Olympic torch through her northern Ontario hometown of Timmins.

The pop-country superstar says the honour "is certain to be one of the most memorable experiences of my life."

Twain says on her website that she will carry the flame through the city on Jan. 1, 2010 as part of the Olympic Torch Relay.

The high-profile appearance comes as Twain prepares for a career comeback after her much-publicized break-up with music producer Robert (Mutt) Lange last year.

She's also set to appear on "American Idol" as a guest judge on the reality singing competition.

Twain said in a release that she is honoured to be a torch bearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which run Feb. 12 to 28 in Vancouver.

"I am proud to have been presented this unique opportunity and privilege and look forward to sharing the pride with my hometown and fellow Canadians as we are all proud of our country's chance to host the upcoming Winter Games," Twain said.

"I have a tremendous respect for the hard work, dedication and talent of the world's greatest athletes and will humbly carry and pass on the Olympic torch with a special pride for my country's Olympians. I am grateful for this special gift of participation in carrying the flame that represents such an incredible spirit of sportsmanship and excellence and wish all the athletes of the 2010 Winter Olympics courage, strength and triumph during the Games."

The torch will visit over 1,000 communities and will be carried by 12,000 people on a 45,000-kilometre journey.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hd8xDhljkWuIs3bUq4uxQFmXvQ9Q

Shania Twain Will Carry the Olympic Torch

I went to HBC on Sunday (The Bay, or Hudson's Bay Company..a company older than Canada and a store Shania will have shopped at...a Canadian tradition)

Anyway, HBC is providint the uniforms for the Canadian athletes in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. I bought a white 'torch relay' long sleeved t shirt. Apparently the official Torch Bearer Uniform is exclusive, so I don't think they will sell the jacket and pants, but they'll likely sell the red gloves and toque (hat)

The red gloves don't really coordinate with the white and turquoise colours of the uniform, but that is typical 'Bay' for you....duh!

bit of an action shot ... oh why am I getting red x?

-- Edited by Loonie Echo on Tuesday 6th of October 2009 01:03:53 PM

^ ^ ^ It isn't Shania, it is just what Shania will be wearing. The 2010 Torch Bearer Uniform is exclusive, and that is the uniform. Red mits and all! It doesn't look very warm either. Water resistant, not water proof. Anyway, Shania will only run 300 metres...not very far at all. Still, I'm excited about it!

Thousands of Canadians set to carry Olympic torch when relay begins Friday

Video:

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/player/news/The_Canadian_Press__Olympics/16357837

Olympic torch relay draws a crowd
MCT News Service
October 31, 009

VICTORIA, B.C. With the stunning Baroque parliament building as backdrop, a jubilant crowd flecked with maple-leaf red cheered Friday as a man and woman held aloft the Olympic flame in downtown Victoria.

The pair were athletes triathlete Simon Whitfield and speedskater Catriona Le May Doan, both gold-medal winners and they kicked off an epic torch relay across Canada and a 106-day countdown to the Feb. 12 Opening Ceremony in Vancouver.

Men in suits and children in official Olympic hats pressed against fences along Victoria's Inner Harbor, watching as the torch passed from hand to hand. The swell of Canadian pride could be seen in the tiny maple-leaf flags and heard in the whoops and applause as smiling runners sped past.

"I am ecstatic that my daughter got to see this," said Sidney Thompson, holding 4-year-old Lindsey high over his head. "Think about all the effort that went into it, and it's a fine, proud day to say, 'I'm a Canadian.'"

But the torch also galvanized organized protests and individual anxieties, like those of retired postal clerk Joan Dziadyk, who waited for the torch near the Victoria suburb of Esquimalt. She said she would cheer on the Canadian hockey team, but compared the Games to a new car that was more than taxpayers could afford.

The Games to be held in Vancouver and Whistler will cost at least $6 billion (Canadian), counting the infrastructure, which includes a straighter highway between the host cities.

"I think it's a great thing, but I'm sorry it's costing so much at this time," said Dziadyk, clutching a Canadian flag under her umbrella. "We're going to be paying for this for a long time, so people better enjoy it."

Behind schedule

The flame was late to its own party. It flew in to Victoria on Friday morning from Greece on a plane with Olympic officials and government leaders. Slowed by headwinds and a delay in Greece, the flame, kept in four small lanterns, touched down on the gray, wet tarmac one hour late.

After leaving Victoria this morning, the torch will dart like an overcaffeinated figure skater on a nearly 28,000-mile dance across Canada's vast terrain.

Next month, it will spend a few minutes in Alert, Nunavut, its five hearty permanent residents just 500 miles from the North Pole. It will ride in an Inuit kayak, on a bearskin dogsled, snow machine, float plane and in the hand of country-music star Shania Twain in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario.

In all, about 12,000 Canadians will carry the flame in a relay of 300-meter legs. Each will get to keep the 37-inch, 3-pound torch they carried, including Christy Aiken, a 19-year-old nursing student from Port Alberni who got a spot on the relay team by winning an essay contest sponsored by Coca-Cola.

"Today, she's thinking, 'I hope I don't drop the torch, and I have a lot of homework to make up,'" her father, Charles Aiken, said as he waited for her to run past.

Despite the money involved, "There's going to be a lot of good for this country and province coming out of this. Plus we'll be on the worldwide map, and people will know about Vancouver and British Columbia."

Victoria and the Olympic organizers prepared for protests on Friday hundreds of police lined the route and protesters did not disappoint. A strong anti-Olympic group, No2010, has sprung up in Vancouver, and a group on Facebook is organizing people to drop their pants and moon the torch as it passes.

'Zombie march'

On Friday, a raucous and colorful group of about 400 staged a Halloween-themed "zombie" march that bottled up rush-hour traffic in Victoria's tourist disrict.

Speakers objected to the massive spending while B.C. continues to struggle with homelessness and drug addiction. Government officials were blasted for siding with Olympic corporate sponsors in an issue about Olympic-themed advertising.

"It's just a colossal waste of money," Tamara Herman, 34, of Victoria. "This is billions in spending at a time when there's huge cutbacks to social services and schools. Homelessness is rising. Now is not the time to spend billions on a party."

Mike Vaillancourt, 29, is inclined to agree. He skipped work to protest along the torch relay route with a sign protesting Olympic spending. But he admits he is anticipating the hockey, and likes the torch design, a white, twisted tube he said looks like a marijuana joint.

"You see it like that, and the torch is something we can get behind," said Vaillancourt.

http://www.dailypress.com/travel/sns-200910310108mctnewsservbc-oly-torch-se3199oct3,0,2961935.story

Torch Run ready to go Friday

Don't even think about parking near the Hollinger Park  

Dress warmly. Bring a camera. Park in the free parking lots downtown. And expect to have a good time Friday night.

That's about the best advice being offered by the city's Olympic Community Celebration Committee, which is putting the final touches on the New Year's Day Torch Run extravaganza at the Hollinger Park.

Along with the promise of a dazzling fireworks display. Residents should be able to witness hometown singing sensation Shania Twain carry the Olympic flame along the final leg of the local torch route followed by two hours of local entertainment.

"We haven't asked Shania to perform," said committee chair Timmins Police Const. Al Richardson. "But she is being given some time to speak to her hometown crowd. We don't anticipate that she'll sing. We don't have any preparation for music or anything for her to do that, but who knows," Richardson added with a grin.

The local run will begin at 6:14 Friday evening at the South Porcupine sign on Highway 101 East near the Tim Horton's. The run will proceed westbound for roughly 600 metres to Legion Drive. The flame will then be driven to the eastern limit of Schumacher at the flags park. The run will continue along Father Les Costello Drive and then westbound along Algonquin Boulevard toward Brunette Road.

At about 6:57 p.m. the flame will be lit on the torch held by Shania Twain. Twain will then proceed south of Brunette and east into the Hollinger Park, and she will carry the flame into the Fred Salvador Field. Once there, her torch will light a cauldron on the stage to kick off the local festivities.

There have been concerns voiced in Timmins in recent weeks that other well-known citizens and athletes were not invited to participate in the torch run along with Twain.

"RBC and Coke were the ones that chose the lion's share of the runners throughout Canada," Richardson explained at a media conference last week. "We had only one choice as a committee for our community, to represent the community and put our best foot forward."

He added that not all the runners in Timmins are from Timmins. He says the same situation exists in most communities where torch runs are being held.

The stage for the final run in and performers will be set up in the baseball area at Fred Salvador Field in the Hollinger Park. The stage is to be set up in the area of second base, facing the bleachers. Large screens on either side of the stage will carry televised images. The gates to Fred Salvador Field will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Organizers say up to 1400 residents can sit in the bleachers section. Most spectators are expected to be on ground level where Coca Cola and RBC will be set up with interactive displays and booths.

Local businessman and performer Rob Knox, chairing the entertainment portion of the event, says the show will consist of "some very powerful and wonderful stuff" consisting of First Nations drumming and dancing, Timmins Police Pipes and Drums, a special version of O Canada performed by Meaghan Walsh and traditional French Canadian folk dances performed by Les amies qui danse.

There will even be a Winter Olympics dance performed by Cathy McKeown's Classical Dance ballet troupe. Well-known Timmins vocalist Chantal Delorme will also be performing. Knox says the community performances will be capped off with a nighttime fireworks display.

There will also be music and videos provided by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).

"I think all around it's going to a really neat two hours for the community," he said.

As for the weather, there is a contingency plan is the weather turns bad, but details were not released last week."Luckily as Northerners, we are prepared for bad weather. We are fully anticipating lots of snow and cold temperatures," said Richardson

"I can tell you we do have a contingency site, an indoor contingency site. We're very much hoping we're not going to use it because it would significantly reduce our numbers.

"We are probably going to forge ahead whatever the weather is," said Richardson.

Environment Canada has indicated snow and minus 20 temperatures are likely for Friday.

Those who choose not to go to the Hollinger Park can still see the torch run, most likely, along the Highway 101 corridor (see the maps at right). The route will move at the speed of the slowest runner and will have a police and Olympic security escort.

"Actually the route was designed by VANOC. We had limited input. They designed it and did all through Google Earth®. We were presented with it and we had to work with it," Richardson added.

He added that as regulations from VANOC indicate, runners alongside or behind the official torch runners will be discouraged for safety reasons as well as security reasons. Also no one will be allowed to share the actual Olympic flame other than an official torch runner.

As for attending the Hollinger Park, Fred Salvador Field, Timmins Police Service Deputy Chief Des Walsh says don't expect to be able to drive up to the site. "We are encouraging everyone to carpool that day," said Walsh.

He added that since it is a statutory holiday, there will be free parking at all the city owned parking lots in the downtown area, especially those closest to the Hollinger Park.

Also because of the holiday, there will be no Timmins Transit service or Handi-Trans service on Friday.

http://www.timminstimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2240109

Martina McBride, Shania Twain Lead Country Into New Decade

The last time we headed into a new decade, it was the beginning of a completely new millennium, and it kicked off with a bang: The Judds reunited in Phoenix; Trisha Yearwood and Kenny Rogers performed for President Clinton in Washington, D.C.; Kenny Chesney opened for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at the arena in Nashville; and Grand Ole Opry stars Marty Stuart and Connie Smith went to church in Mississippi.

As we enter 2010, country stars are once again a big part of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Martina McBride and Diamond Rio will be on TV; Shania Twain carries the torch for the Winter Olympics; Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw will appear at college bowl games; and Garth Brooks, Rodney Atkins and the Eli Young Band will help transition into January on stage.

Here’s how some of country’s biggest stars will add to the turning of the calendar on Thursday and Friday:
• Martina McBride continues as host of GAC’s Top 50 Videos Of 2009. The countdown started on Monday, and the No. 1 video of the year will finally be revealed New Year’s Day. Check here for the complete schedule.

• Shania Twain carries the Olympic torch during the final segment of a New Year’s Day relay in Timmins, Ontario, with a two-hour celebration slated at the city’s Hollinger Park, The Timmins Times reports. The event is part of a broader torch relay leading up to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The games kick off Feb. 12.

• Garth Brooks begins his second weekend of shows at Wynn Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. Thanks to the casino’s anti-scalping policy, some previously purchased seats have opened up, The Las Vegas Sun reports. The venue will have a stand-by line each day.

• Not surprisingly, Vegas has numerous country shows on tap. Gary Allan and Merle Haggard play the area on the final night of ’09, according to Pollstar, while Phil Vassar visits nearby Henderson the first day of ’10.

• GAC’s Storme Warren will emcee the first-ever Bash On Broadway in downtown Nashville. Rodney Atkins is on the Dec. 31 bill along with blues guitarist Jonny Lang, singer-songwriter Marc Broussard and “Change The World” songwriter Tommy Sims.

• The Eli Young Band serves as grand marshal for the Comerica Bank New Year’s Parade in Dallas, according to KDFW-TV. The prior evening, the band rings in the year with a performance at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston.

• EYB isn’t the only act playing Texas for the holiday. Jack Ingram appears in San Antonio Thursday and Corpus Christi Friday, Pollstar reports. Chris Young and Reckless Kelly have competing New Year’s Eve shows in Dallas; Cross Canadian Ragweed counts down to 2010 in Houston; and Austin has a pair of year-end concerts on tap — Joe Ely and Dale Watson at Antone’s while Robert Earl Keen and the Randy Rogers Band top the bill at the Austin Music Hall.

• Diamond Rio and Lee Greenwood are slated for Fox News’ “All American New Year’s Eve.”

• Tim McGraw will be on the field for the opening coin toss at the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day, according to The St. Petersburg Times. He’ll also be on the sidelines during the game to help honor a group of Marines that will be recognized during halftime.

• Lady Antebellum sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day when the University of Cincinnati plays Florida.

• Richie McDonald does double duty in Jacksonville for the holiday. He’s one of the grand marshals of the Gator Bowl Parade on New Year’s Eve, and he delivers the national anthem the next day when Florida State and West Virginia hook up in the game.

• Riders In The Sky host the opening segment on the Grand Ole Opry New Year’s Day at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The lineup for evening includes Little Jimmy Dickens, Josh Thompson, John Conlee, Jean Shepard and Exile.

• Americana acts Old Crow Medicine Show and Chuck Mead warm up the Ryman with a New Year’s Eve performance. Others playing around the country include Wayne Han**** in Kansas City New Year’s Eve, Junior Brown in K.C. New Year’s Day, Billy Dean closing out the year in Tallahassee, and Randy Houser doing a New Year’s Eve gig in Kennesaw, Ga.

http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2009/12/30/martina-mcbride-shania-twain-lead-country-into-new-decade/

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TWAIN TO RUN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

SHANIA TWAIN has returned home to Timmins, Ontario to take part in the town's Olympic Games torch run on New Year's Day (01Jan10).
The country singer will participate in Friday's run, which will spark promotions for the upcoming Winter Olympics (Feb10) in Vancouver, Canada.
Feeling sporty, Twain attended an ice hockey game with friends at the MCIntyre Arena in her hometown on Tuesday night (29Dec09).

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/twain-to-run-on-new-years-day_1127224

REMINDER: You can watch Shania's torch relay LIVE around 7:00pm ET on January 1st at the link below.

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html

No beefed-up security for Shania Twain's New Year's Day torch run: officials
(Canadian Press) – December 31, 2009

TIMMINS, Ont. — Olympic officials say they won't be boosting security when Canadian country music superstar Shania Twain carries the torch Friday in her hometown of Timmins, Ont.

Twain's run with the flame will come four days after a torchbearer in Guelph, Ont., fell to the ground in a confrontation between protesters and security personnel.

"The security levels we have now are appropriate. There's no pre-plans to beef up security, but that might change on a moment's notice, based on crowd size or crowd behaviour," said Bert Paquet, spokesman for the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit.

"We have that ability to increase that level pretty much instantly."

Torchbearer Courtney Hansen had just turned a corner with the torch in Guelph on Monday morning when she became entangled in the protest and fell.

The flame skidded against the ground but stayed lit. Guelph police have charged a 19-year-old woman with assault.

It's expected that Twain, a multiple Grammy-winner whose 1997 release "Come on Over" remains the best-selling country music album of all time, will carry the torch during a two-hour celebration in Timmins on New Year's Day.

There have been no reports in Timmins media of any expected protests.

Paquet said security officials "don't want to take away" the uniqueness of the torch run - both for Twain's fans and the singer herself - by having undue levels of security.

The security unit is working closely with local police, Paquet said, and if any "intelligence" shows there could be a problem then they'll act quickly.

"Our job is to protect the torchbearer and the flame. And we will do that."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jomqrQ5pZ9BjqycEKVoKGWWXTqEw

Shania Twain prepares to carry Olympic torch

Shania Twain is in her hometown of Timmins, Ont., on Friday, preparing to carry the Olympic torch.

The country-pop singer famous for songs such as You're Still the One and That Don't Impress Me Much is part of a two-hour celebration in the northern Ontario town.

She was spotted Tuesday night at a local hockey game.

Twain grew up in Timmins and sang locally before launching her international career.

The Olympic torch encountered protests last month as it made its way through southern Ontario, including an incident in Guelph in which a torch-bearer fell after tangling with protesters. A 19-year-old woman has been charged in connection with that incident.

Olympic officials say they don't plan any extra security during Twain's run, which starts in the late afternoon.

There are no signs of any demonstrations planned and security officials say they "don't want to take away" the uniqueness of the torch run by having undue levels of security.

The torch begins its journey Friday in Val d'Or, Que., and passes through the towns of Kirkland Lake and Iroquois Falls, Ont., before arriving in Timmins.

Timmins is planning a celebration at Hollinger Park starting at 6 p.m. with a First Nations drum performance and singing by Meagan Walsh and Chantal Delorme.

The Olympic flame is scheduled to arrive at 7 p.m. in its last stop of the day.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/01/twain-olympic-torch.html

Today is Torch Run day in Timmins Updated news and information on today's torch run event

Dress warmly. Bring a camera. Park in the free parking lots downtown. And expect to have a good time in Timmins tonight.

That's about the best advice being offered by the city's Olympic Community Celebration Committee, which is putting the final touches on the New Year's Day Torch Run extravaganza at the Hollinger Park.

Along with the promise of a dazzling fireworks display. Residents should be able to witness hometown singing sensation Shania Twain carry the Olympic flame along the final leg of the local torch route followed by two hours of local entertainment.

"We haven't asked Shania to perform," said committee chair Timmins Police Const. Al Richardson. "But she is being given some time to speak to her hometown crowd. We don't anticipate that she'll sing. We don't have any preparation for music or anything for her to do that, but who knows," Richardson added with a grin.

The local run will begin at about 6:14 this evening at the South Porcupine sign on Highway 101 East near the Tim Horton's. The run will proceed westbound for roughly 600 metres to Legion Drive. The flame will then be driven to the eastern limit of Schumacher at the flags park. The run will continue along Father Les Costello Drive and then westbound along Algonquin Boulevard toward Brunette Road.

At about 6:57 p.m. the flame will be lit on the torch held by Shania Twain where she will be waiting on Algonquin Boulevard at Brunette Road. Twain will then proceed south of Brunette and east into the Hollinger Park, and she will carry the flame into the Fred Salvador Field. Once there, her torch will light a cauldron on the stage to kick off the local festivities.

There have been concerns voiced in Timmins in recent weeks that other well-known citizens and athletes were not invited to participate in the torch run along with Twain.

"RBC and Coke were the ones that chose the lion's share of the runners throughout Canada," Richardson explained at a media conference last week. "We had only one choice as a committee for our community, to represent the community and put our best foot forward."

He added that not all the runners in Timmins are from Timmins. He says the same situation exists in most communities where torch runs are being held.

The stage for the final run in and performers is being set up in the baseball area at Fred Salvador Field in the Hollinger Park. The stage is to be set up in the area behind second base, facing the bleachers. Large screens on either side of the stage will carry televised images. The gates to Fred Salvador Field will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. today.

Organizers say up to 1400 residents can sit in the bleachers section. Most spectators are expected to be on ground level where Coca Cola and RBC will be set up with interactive displays and booths. Local businessman and performer Rob Knox, chairing the entertainment portion of the event, says the show will consist of "some very powerful and wonderful stuff" consisting of First Nations drumming and dancing, Timmins Police Pipes and Drums, a special version of O Canada performed by Meaghan Walsh and traditional French Canadian folk dances performed by Les amies qui danse.

There will even be a Winter Olympics dance performed by Cathy McKeown's Classical Dance ballet troupe. Well-known Timmins vocalist Chantal Delorme will also be performing. Knox says the community performances will be capped off with a nighttime fireworks display.

There will also be music and videos provided by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).

"I think all around it's going to a really neat two hours for the community," he said.

As for the weather, there is a contingency plan if the weather turns bad, but details were not released last week. "Luckily as Northerners, we are prepared for bad weather. We are fully anticipating lots of snow and cold temperatures," said Richardson

"I can tell you we do have a contingency site, an indoor contingency site. We're very much hoping we're not going to use it because it would significantly reduce our numbers.

"We are probably going to forge ahead whatever the weather is," said Richardson.

Environment Canada has indicated snow and minus 20 temperatures are likely for this evening.

Those who choose not to go to the Hollinger Park can still see the torch run, most likely, along the Highway 101 corridor . The route will move at the speed of the slowest runner and will have a police and Olympic security escort.

"Actually the route was designed by VANOC. We had limited input. They designed it and did all through Google Earth®. We were presented with it and we had to work with it," Richardson added.

He added that as regulations from VANOC indicate, runners alongside or behind the official torch runners will be discouraged for safety reasons as well as security reasons. Also no one will be allowed to share the actual Olympic flame other than an official torch runner.

As for attending the Hollinger Park, Fred Salvador Field, Timmins Police Service Deputy Chief Des Walsh says don't expect to be able to drive up to the site. "We are encouraging everyone to carpool that day," said Walsh.

He added that for the comfort of the public, there will be washrooms, heated washrooms, at the Hollinger Park location. A medical facility will also be provided with a physician on hand along with eight nurses. Police also advise that no folding chairs will be allowed in the park. Those who inadvertently bring folding chairs can leave them at the front gate and pick them up afterwards.

Walsh added that since it is a statutory holiday, there will be free parking at all the city owned parking lots in the downtown area, especially those closest to the Hollinger Park.

Brunette Road will be closed down this afternoon, as will a brief eastbound section of Algonquin Boulevard this evening from Spruce Street through to Brunette Road.

Also because of the holiday, there will be no Timmins Transit service or Handi-Trans service on New Year's Day.

There will be 10 torch runners in the Timmins portion of the torch run. They are sponsored by Coca Cola and RBC.

-RBC South Porcupine (ON) Nathalie Vézina

-Coca-Cola South Porcupine (ON) Sharon Jones

-VANOC Timmins (ON) Anne MacDonald

-Coca-Cola Timmins (ON) Marc Gagnon

-RBC Timmins (ON) Michael Hill

-VANOC Timmins (ON) Debbie Legrow

-Coca-Cola Timmins (ON) Paul Herring

-RBC Timmins (ON) Leo Lafleur

-VANOC Timmins (ON) Riley Kolisnyk

-VANOC Timmins (ON) Shania Twain

http://www.timminstimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2243781