{"id":141,"date":"2009-12-13T23:30:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T03:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aerendel.org\/CanadianNews\/?p=17"},"modified":"2009-12-13T23:30:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T03:30:53","slug":"when-the-olympic-torch-relay-went-through-arnprior-ontario-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aerendel.ca\/CanadianNews\/when-the-olympic-torch-relay-went-through-arnprior-ontario-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Olympic Torch Relay went through Arnprior, Ontario, Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olympic Torch Visits\u00a0Arnprior<\/a><\/h1>\n
By Jim le Cartoon<\/a><\/span> on
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\"Olympic<\/p>\n

Olympic Torch Run Photo by Cathi Harris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

-Arnprior, Ontario, Canada, Sunday, December 13, 2009-<\/em><\/p>\n

The Olympic Torch was carried through Arnprior today. This first photo was taken on Edey Street, just before the runner turned onto John Street, heading north.<\/p>\n

At 11:21 AM the Torch left Tim Horton\u2019s on Daniel Street (Out near the 417 construction & confusion.) And made it to this corner in a very short time. It later arrived at the Town Hall at 11:44 AM, where it looked like more people than live in Arnprior were gathered for the festivities, and to say, \u201cHey, I was there!\u201d<\/p>\n

Local video producers and volunteers from TVCOGECO were on hand to capture the moments for their local newscasts and possibly for other programmes that may be in the works.<\/p>\n

\"Passing<\/p>\n

Passing the Flame. Photo by Cathi Harris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We were extremely lucky, as soon as the torch-bearer rounded the corner onto John Street, there was another runner waiting to take the flame from there. The two runners paused long enough to be sure the flame had indeed been transferred successfully and then waited for the cheers to quiet down before the new runner took off on his or her leg of the journey.<\/p>\n

Beside the torch run itself, there were several other related events in Arnprior today. There was a \u2018Fun Run\u2019 (that I almost mistook for the torch arriving here, it would have had to have taken a weird detour to be coming from the west instead of the east) and a Free barbecue at the Shoppers Drug Mart. Downtown streets were blocked off and a stage was set up for a free concert. Stores that are usually closed on a Sunday were open today.<\/p>\n

(We didn\u2019t get any photos of the related events as we were concentrating so fiercely on the main event that this reporter has one ‘heckuva’ nasty headache.)<\/p>\n

\u2014\u2013Jim\u2014\u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Posted in: Local<\/a>, National<\/a>, Newsworthy<\/a>, Regional<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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