The Pan Am Games torch relay will come through Clearview Township on June 11, Day 13 of a 41-day Canadian tour.
The Clearview portion of the relay will take place around Stayner Collegiate Institute. The school is in the process of selecting a student who will be the torchbearer.
The student will be one of 3,000 torchbearers to carry the flame a distance of more than 20,000 kilometres.
The torch relay will start on May 30 and will make its final stop at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony on July 10. It will be used to light the cauldron, signifying the commencement of the games.
Toronto is hosting this year’s games.
More than 130 Ontario communities and five communities outside of Ontario will play host to the torch during community celebrations, including Base Borden and Collingwood.
“The Games are all about bringing people together, and the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay will unite Ontarians, Canadians and communities,” said Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer of the games’ organizing committee. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to experience the emotion, excitement and significance of the Pan Am flame.”
The Pan Am flame is lit during a traditional Aztec lighting ceremony at the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, before landing in Canada on May 30. From Toronto, the flame heads to Thunder Bay on May 31 where it will visit the Terry Fox Monument before arriving in Nipigon, the most northern town on the Ontario leg of the journey.
On July 1, the torch will take part in Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Torchbearers will transport the flame across the province, in addition to visits to Richmond, BC, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax, using more than 60 modes of transportation.
Specific routes and times will be announced in the spring.
A separate Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games Torch Relay will take place prior to the start of the Parapan Am Games on August 7. Details on the route and torchbearer application process will be released in April.