Shania Twain To Carry Vancouver British Columbia 2010 Winter Olympic Games Torch For Canada

 Beijing London Chicago Association  (Chicago, IL): The upcoming Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games have received more star power. Shania Twain, Canadian music superstar, has been chosen to carry the Olympic Torch during part of the Olympic Games Torch Relay for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games. According to Ms. Twain's website she will carry the Olympic Games Torch through her hometown of Timmins, Ontario, on January 1, 2010.

During the course of the Olympic Games Torch Relay, for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the torch will pass through hundreds of "hometowns", but, thanks to Ms. Twain's participation, the Olympic torch's journey through Timmins will be even more memorable.

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In response to being chosen to carry the torch for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games Ms. Twain has said she is "... proud ... [and looks] ... forward to sharing ... [her] ... pride with ... [her] ... hometown and fellow Canadians ... we are all proud of our country's chance to host the upcoming ... [ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 ] ... Winter Games". Ms. Twain further stated that carrying the torch, for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games, will be "...one of the most memorable experiences..." of her life.

Participating in the Torch Relay, for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games, may be especially important to Ms. Twain at this time in her life. Ms. Twain's 15 year marriage, apparently, ended in 2008 and the unfortunate circumstances of that break-up were given much coverage in the media. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games Torch Relay would appear to nicely coincide with Ms. Twain's apparent comeback after the aforementioned struggles in her personal life.

The torch for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Games, as in the past, will be lit some months before the actual start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Traditionally, the Olympic Torch lighting takes place in Olympia, Greece.

The Torch Relay for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games will, as tradition dictates, end on the day the opening ceremony for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games takes place. On that day the last person to carry the Torch during the Relay will use the Torch to light the flame in the cauldron of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Games stadium.

The Timmins part of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games Torch Relay will, reportedly, follow a course starting in Porcupine and heading westerly.

According to Al Richardson, Timmins Police torch run organizer, "the torch will wind its way westbound ... to our Olympic flame celebration at ... Hollinger Park".

Shania Twain will carry the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games Torch 300 metres to a cauldron she will light using the Olympic Games Torch.

During the opening ceremony of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games the Olympic Games Torch will be used to light the flame in the actual Olympic cauldron, where it will burn every day of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Games. On the day of the closing ceremony for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Games the Olympic flame will be extinguished.

The opening ceremony for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Games is to be held on February 12, 2009.

The closing ceremony for the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010 Winter Games is to be held on February 28, 2009.

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