Pan Am flame will land in Canada with an arrival ceremony at
Toronto's waterfront and community
celebration at The Distillery Historic District
TORONTO, May 26, 2015 /CNW/ - On Saturday, May 30, Day 1 of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by
President's Choice® and OLG, the Pan Am flame will arrive on
Canadian soil to begin its 41-day journey.
The flame will be welcomed to Canada during a special ceremony as it travels
by air, water and land at Toronto's
harbourfront. The relay's first torchbearer will depart from the
ceremony carrying the Pan Am flame, followed by several
torchbearers who will carry it through the streets of Toronto en route to a community celebration in
The Distillery Historic District. The first Canadian to walk in
space, Col. Chris Hadfield, will be
the final torchbearer of the day, carrying the flame into The
Distillery Historic District to light the community cauldron.
Saturday, May 30, 2015 (Relay
Day 1: Toronto, ON)
Canada Square, Harbourfront Centre – 2:30 p.m. (ET) (235 Queens Quay West,
Toronto)
Flame arrival ceremony:
- The Pan Am flame will arrive in a lantern carried by
Chris Rudge, TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing
Committee (TO2015) Board of Directors.
- The flame will then be carried by Elder Garry Sault,
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, who will travel in a
flotilla of canoes.
- Chief Bryan LaForme,
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, will receive the flame
from Elder Sault, alongside Chief Ava
Hill of Six Nations, Grand Chief Konrad Sioui of the Huron-Wendat Nation and
President Gary Lipinski of the Métis
Nation of Ontario.
- The ceremony will feature an exclusive soundscape produced by
local musical director Andrew Craig
and will include unique performances from Obeah Opera and other
special guests.
- The first torchbearer of the relay will depart from the
ceremony carrying the Pan Am flame.
The Distillery Historic District – 4 p.m. (ET) (55 Mill Street, Toronto)
Community celebration:
- The celebration will feature performances by the Gypsy Kumbia
Orchestra, The Chimera Project, Dance Migration, Jasmine Denham and other special guests.
- First live performance of the official song of the Games.
- Flame will arrive at 5 p.m.
carried by Col. Chris Hadfield, who
will be the final Day 1 torchbearer.
Media Materials
The following torch relay items are
available at TORONTO2015.org/torch-relay: relay route map, full
list of communities and dates, daily highlight summaries and media
vehicle registration information.
All torch relay media advisories and news releases are available
on CNW. Day 1 highlight images and videos will be available on
Flickr by copying and pasting this URL into a web browser:
flickr.com/gp/133157263@N06/x95cxd.
The torch relay can also be followed on Twitter.
About the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am
Games Torch Relay
The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by
President's Choice® and OLG, is supported by community partner
CIBC, signature supporters Star Media Group and Metroland Media,
Ontario Trillium Foundation and Porter Airlines, and funding
parties the Government of Canada
and the Province of Ontario. The torch relay will invite Canadians
to celebrate and share the Pan Am spirit throughout its 41-day
journey towards Toronto, the Host City
of the Games.
The torch relay starts May 30,
2015, and concludes July 10,
2015, with the dramatic lighting of the cauldron at the
Opening Ceremony in downtown Toronto.
The TORONTO 2015 Games are funded by
the Government of Canada, the
Province of Ontario, as well as Lead Partner CIBC and other
partners and sponsors.
To learn more about the torch relay and when the Pan Am flame
will visit a community near you, visit TORONTO2015.org/torch-relay
or download the official TORONTO 2015
Pan Am/Parapan Am Games app, presented by CIBC.
About the TORONTO 2015 Pan
Am Games ticket program
Great tickets to the Pan Am Games
are still available, but gold-medal sessions are selling
quickly!
The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games ticket
program is designed to be affordable and accessible for everyone by
offering:
Integrated tickets: Every event ticket will allow the
holder to access transit on the day of the event.
Affordable pricing: Tickets start at just $20, with 75 per cent of tickets priced
$45 and under.
Half-price tickets for persons under 16 years of age, or 65
and over: Tickets will be offered at a 50 per cent discount —
some will start at $10. The number of
discounted tickets is limited, so buy early.
Tickets for Parapan Am sporting events will range from
$20 to $35 for adults, with a youth
(under 16) and senior (65+) discount from $10 to $12.50 available, depending on the event.
The number of discounted tickets is limited, so don't delay.
Easy options for buying: Tickets can be purchased online at
TORONTO2015.org/tickets or at 1.855.726.2015 and internationally at
1.949.333.4824.
SOURCE Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan
American Games