Prince Rupert’s moment of flame has come and gone, a rather enjoyable Monday night for most in the downtown area, with remarkable weather providing for the festive atmosphere which featured on stage performances from both out of town and local performers, a fair amount of cheer leading and speechifying all leading up to the much anticipated arrival of the city’s mystery torch bearer.
As the torch relay began it’s trek from the civic centre and wound its way through the downtown streets, with scattered groups of people standing along the fringes of the main celebration to catch an early glimpse of the torch and its procession of vehicles ranging from corporate sponsors to RCMP and torch relay support vehicles…
(from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 8209821212 )