Canada Games torch passes through Lethbridge on its way to Red Deer
LETHBRIDGE – The MNP Canada Games Roly McLenahan Torch made a stop in Lethbridge on Wednesday, Jan. 16 as part of the official torch relay ahead of the 2019 Canada Winter Games taking place in Red Deer in February.
The Torch Relay kicked off in Ottawa where the torch was lit by the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, and for the first time in the 52-year history of the games, the torch will make its way across Canada, stopping in nearly 50 communities along the way.
It was a who’s who of Lethbridge taking part in the local relay which finished up with Mayor Chris Spearman taking the torch and setting it down right outside of the ENMAX Centre.
Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder, Lethbridge East MLA Maria Fitzpatrick, five-time Canadian Boxing Champion Rick Duff, Lethbridge Hurricanes Director of Player Development Bob Bartlett, and Executive Director of the Lethbridge Sport Council Susan Eymann were among those who got a chance to hold the torch.