Olympic Torch Relay Coming to Ottawa!!!

This weekend, Saturday December 12th the Olympic Torch Relay will be making its way through our Nation’s Capital. This has been a long awaited journey for a lot of us and we cannot wait to take part in all of the festivities! The torch will arrive at noon on the 12th and depart the morning of the 14th. It will travel around the city covering roughly 75km, with more than 220 torchbearers.

On Saturday at 2:16pm, Mayor Larry O’Brien will host a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall to officially welcome the Olympic Torch Relay to Ottawa. Nineteen year old Ottawa resident, Melissa Brunet, has been selected as the City’s official Torchbearer.

The arrival of the flame will coincide with the 25th edition of Christmas Lights across Canada will be launched with an illumination ceremony on Parliament Hill. The festivities on Parliament Hill will begin at 5:45pm. Everyone is welcome at Parliament Hill to join the celebration for this special moment in the countdown to the 2010 Winter Games.

Here is a full schedule of where in Ottawa the torch will be visiting throughout its visit:

Saturday, December 12:
12:12pm : Arrive via Alexandra Bridge, Sussex Drive
12:48pm: Rockcliffe, Vanier
1:47pm: Byward Market
2:16pm Official Welcome to City Hall
3pm: Downtown
3:58pm: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Carling Avenue
5:36pm: Westboro, Wellington Street
7pm: Parliament Hill Festivities

Sunday, December 13:
7:30am: Ben Franklin Place, Centerpointe Drive, Baseline Road, Greenbank Road to Queensway
8:05am: Kanata via Eagleson Road, Hazeldean road, Terry Fox Drive and Palladium Drive
8:54am: Departure for Pembroke via Carleton Place, Arnprior and Petawawa

Monday, December 14:
6:50am: Capital Infocentre, Wellington Street
6:59am: Sandy Hill, University of Ottawa campus
7:15am: departure via Queensway for Orleans
7:25am: Orleans, Jeanne D’arc Blvd and St Joseph Blvd
8:01am: departure for Kingston via Rockland, Cornwall