Kelowna News

Christmas Day will mark the one-month countdown to the Olympic Torch Relay arrival in Kelowna on January 25, 2010.

The celebration will be held at City Park starting at 5 p.m. with entertainers, celebration displays and of course the Olympic Flame. The highlight of the evening is sure to be when Olympic Medalist Scott Frandsen will light the 1.3-metre high community cauldron, in a move similar to the dramatic highlight of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremonies.

“We are really excited to have been chosen for a Community Celebration and overnight stop on the 2010 Olympic torch relay,” said Reid Oddleifson, Kelowna Community Celebration Task Force Chair. “The Task Force is putting together the final touches of what we expect to be the biggest community gathering in Kelowna in 2010.”

The celebration will be an opportunity for the entire community to come together and share in the Olympic spirit and Kelowna community pride. To accommodate the community in City Park, free transit will be offered.

For more information visit kelowna.ca/recreation.