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Torch Relay Parking and Transportation
Olympic Torch Community Celebration
Legacies Now Community Project
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
Olympic History in Windsor The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay travelled through the Windsor Essex Country region on December 23, beginning at the intersection of Malden Road and Huron Church Road. The community joined together for the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron and Community Celebration at the Riverfront Festival Plaza that evening, and the torch departed City Hall Square to continue its journey to Vancouver on the morning of December 24.
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Torchbearer Announced: Detroit Red Wings Coach and Head Coach of the Canadian National Men's Ice Hockey Team, Mike Babcock joined Mayor Eddie Francis and members of Windsor's athletic community in announcing 15 year-old Mathew Charbonneau as the Official Torchbearer for the final leg of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay's passage through Windsor on December 23. Mathew will carry the torch for the last leg of the relay on to the Festival Plaza stage where he will have the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron. Mathew, brother of Windsor's Cpl. Andrew Grenon who was killed while serving Canada in Afghanistan, will carry the torch in his brother's memory. While attending L.A. Desmarais Catholic Elementary School, Mathew was the recipient of four awards: Male Athlete of the Year; Coach's Award for Track and Field; The Christian Living Award; and the Danielle Greco Award for the student that best exemplifies kindness to others. Mathew is a member of the St. Joseph High School Junior Football Team and a hockey player with the Windsor Minor Hockey Association.
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