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VICTORIA – British Columbians
in communities across the province will have the chance to experience firsthand
the spirit of the 2010 Winter Games when the Road to 2010 Community Tour visits
their region, announced Healthy Living and Sport Minister Mary Polak.
“There
is now officially one year left until the opening of the 2010 Paralympic Winter
Games and only 337 days until the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. In that time, the
Road to 2010 Community Tour will be travelling across British Columbia to give
people in every part of the province a chance to experience and embrace the
spirit of the Games,” said Polak. “By encouraging all British Columbians to get
excited about the Games and to lead healthier lifestyles, the tour will also
promote the Province’s goal of becoming the healthiest region to ever host an
Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
As part of the Road to 2010 Community Tour, British
Columbians will have the chance to meet Sumi, one of the 2010 Winter Games
mascots, and members of the ActNow BC Athlete Ambassador Team. The tour will
also offer locals the chance to meet Olympians and Paralympians from current
and past Games.
“The
Olympics and Paralympics are about more than just sport – they are an
international representation of physical activity and well-being, of healthy
living and of community involvement,” said three-time Paralympian Donovan
Tildesley. “This is exactly what the Road to 2010 Community Tour embodies and,
as an Athlete Ambassador, I look forward to bringing this message of sport,
healthy living and friendly competition to communities around the province.”
ActNow BC, 2010 Legacies Now and Sport Fit will
participate in each Road to 2010 Community Tour stop. People will have the
chance to take part in interactive exhibits, such as the active video games,
ski machine, fun zone, Aboriginal Sport Gallery, and a chance to learn about
healthy living opportunities for themselves and for their region.
For more information on when the Road to 2010 Community
Tour will be coming to your community or to take the World Healthy Living
Challenge, visit www.actnowbc.ca.
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