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June 1, 2015
2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay Visited Algonquin Park
On June 4, the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Torch Relay visited Algonquin Park and the still waters of Canoe Lake. The torch was carried by Algonquin Park Superintendent David Coulas with co-paddler Mike Evegroen in the stern. For more images of the torch relay in Algonquin Park see The Friends of Algonquin Park's Facebook page.
Images: Algonquin Park Superintendent David Coulas (bow) and Algonquin Park Staff Mike Evegroen (stern) paddle the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Torch at Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park on June 4, 2015.
Image: Algonquin Park Superintendent David Coulas (right) and Kim Smith, Chair of The Friends of Algonquin Park, with the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games Torch.
Video Footage
Watch for Algonquin Park video footage starting at 1 minute 33 seconds of the official PanAm Games Day 6 video below.
The torch relay started May 30, 2015, and concludes July 10, 2015, with the dramatic lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony in downtown Toronto. During this time 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.
For more information see the Pan Am Games Website.
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