By Troy Gillard (Twitter: @Troy_Gillard)

Torchbearers announced for 2019 Games torch relay

Sep 4, 2018 | 4:38 PM

Four years to the day after Red Deer was selected as the host city, the 2019 Canada Winter Games celebrated another milestone Tuesday by revealing the first round of torchbearer names for the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay.

Over 100 Canadians were selected from more than 900 nominations.

Lyn Radford, 2019 Canada Winter Games Board Chair says the quality and number of nominations was truly impressive.

“Congratulations to these outstanding leaders in youth, sport and community across our great nation who are making an impact in our communities,” Radford said Tuesday.

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The torch relay officially begins Oct. 4 with the lighting of the torch from the Centennial Flame at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Torchbearers for the Red Deer torch relay will be announced starting in January, with the final torchbearers revealed at the Opening Ceremony on February 15.

January 23 – Rimbey
Myron Feser
Donna Hately
Jason Nixon
Rick Pankiw

January 29 – Blackfalds
Byron Hackett
Heather Buelow
Chris Overacker
Robert Thompson
Rachel Weppler

January 31 – Olds
Jon Ahlgrim
Nathan Cooper
Danielle Lappage
Robert McBeath
Mark Mengerson
Jay Rosehill
Tom Thompson

February 2 – Lacombe
Grant Creasey
Tyler Graham
Larry Michielsen
Patricia Nelson
Mackenzie Van Damme
Reid Wilson

February 5 – Sylvan Lake
Colin Fraser
Mellisa Hollingsworth
Sean McIntyre
Tegen Readman
Vinnie Taylor

February 7 – Ponoka
Rick Bonnett
Jayden Crane
Calvin David
Chad Harden
Nolan Lee
Maddison Pearman
Shawna Pearman
Tegan Poitras