2019 Canada Winter Games
Q & A: MNP Canada Games Torch Relay
Q: What is the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay?
A: For the first time in the history of the Canada Games, the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay travels from coast-to-coast across the nation. The MNP Canada Games Torch Relay visits almost 50 communities across Canada through a series of celebrations and torch relay stops, with 10 to 15 torchbearers in each torch relay community carrying the torch. Torchbearers across the 26 torch relay stops are selected following a nomination process that opened on May 15, 2018.
Q: What is the Canada Games Torch?
A: The Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch is used to commence each Canada Games Torch Relay and must be used to ignite the official Games flame during the Opening Ceremony of each Canada Games.
Q: When does the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay start?
A: ?The relay officially starts in Ottawa from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on October 4, 2018, and visits almost 50 communities across Canada before arriving in Red Deer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Games on February 15, 2019.
Q: What communities is the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay visiting?
A: In total, 48 communities are visited through the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay, with 26 torch relay stops and 22 celebration stops being hosted across Canada. The list of communities is available below:
Torch Relay Stops
? Ottawa, ON – October 4, 2018
? Halifax, NS* – October 9, 2018
? Montreal, QC – October 11, 2018
? Niagara Region, ON – October 20,
2018
? London, ON* – October 23, 2018
? Thunder Bay, ON* – October 25, 2018
? Winnipeg, MB* – November 1, 2018
? Regina, SK* – November 6, 2018
? Saskatoon, SK* – November 10, 2018
? Victoria, BC – November 21, 2018
? Kelowna, BC – November 30, 2018
? Prince George, BC* – December 8,
2018
? Grande Prairie, AB* – January 5, 2019
Celebration Stops
? Markham, ON – October 12, 2018
? Toronto, ON – October 12, 2018
? Kenora, ON – October 30, 2018
? Portage la Prairie, MB – November 2,
2018
? Brandon, MB* – November 2, 2018
? Humboldt, SK – November 7, 2018
? Prince Albert, SK – November 8, 2018
? Surrey, BC – November 23, 2018
? Abbotsford, BC – November 27, 2018
? Chilliwack, BC – November 27, 2018
? Vernon, BC – December 4, 2018
? Kamloops, BC* – December 5, 2018
? Drumheller, AB – January 11, 2019
? Taber, AB – January 15, 2019
? Edmonton, AB – January 8, 2019
? Lloydminster, AB – January 9, 2019
? Medicine Hat, AB – January 12, 2019
? Lethbridge, AB – January 16, 2019
? Calgary, AB – January 18, 2019
? Rimbey, AB – January 23, 2019
? Leduc, AB – January 25, 2019
? Blackfalds, AB – January 29, 2019
? Olds, AB – January 31, 2019
? Lacombe, AB – February 2, 2019
? Sylvan Lake, AB – February 5, 2019
? Ponoka, AB – February 7, 2019
? Red Deer, AB – February 15, 2019
? Vegreville, AB – January 9, 2019
? Stettler, AB – January 10, 2019
? Kananaskis, AB – January 21, 2019
? Airdrie, AB – January 22, 2019
? Rocky Mountain House, AB – January
24, 2019
? Wetaskiwin, AB – January 26, 2019
? Maskwacis, AB – January 26, 2019
? Innisfail, AB – January 30, 2019
*Past Canada Games locations
Q: What is the difference between a torch relay stop and a celebration stop?
A: Torch relay stops are large scale event, in which the formal torch relay occurs, followed by a community celebration. Each torch relay should be between two to five kilometers and should take between 30 to 45 minutes to complete. Celebration stops are smaller scale celebrations with the torch.
Q: How were torch relay stops and celebration stops selected?
A: The locations selected for the stops were chosen due to their past or future involvement with the Canada Games and their community’s alignment with the vision, spirit and values of the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
Q: What does a torchbearer do?
A: Each torchbearer walks a leg of the relay, which should be between 160 to 500 meters long depending on the route, carrying the ?Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch. ?The torchbearer carries the torch for their leg of a community’s torch relay and take part in events, photo-ops and community recognition opportunities.
Q: How many torchbearers are there?
A: Communities have 10 to 15 torchbearers from their community or surrounding communities and they can be current or past residents.
Q: How were the torchbearers selected?
A: Torchbearers were selected following a nomination process that opened on May 15, 2018.
Q: Who are the torchbearers?
A: Information on the torchbearers of each community are available at canadagames.ca/2019/torchbearers. The 2019 Games announce Red Deer torchbearers starting in January 2019.
Q: Where can I learn more about the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay?
A: For the most current information regarding the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay, please visit
canadagames.ca/2019/mnptorchrelay.
About the 2019 Canada Winter Games
?From February 15 until March 3, 2019, the eyes of the nation will be on Red Deer, Alberta as we host the 2019 Canada Winter Games – the largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in Canada and the largest event to be hosted in Red Deer’s history. Featuring over 150 events in 19 sports and a major arts and cultural festival, the 2019 Canada Winter Games will welcome up to 3,600 athletes, managers and coaches and more than 100,000 spectators, with a forecasted economic impact of over $132 million. The 27th edition of the Canada Games, the 2019 Games is set to provide a stage for Canada’s next generation of national, international and Olympic champions to compete and will leave a legacy for athletic and leadership greatness in Red Deer and central Alberta. This is our moment.
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2019 Canada Winter Games
Gift that keeps giving: 35 Alberta non-profits funded through the 2019 Canada Winter Games Legacy Fund
From the Canada Games Council
LEGACIES OF THE 2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES CONTINUE TO GROW
Legacy Fund Society awards legacy funds to not-for-profits across Alberta
The 2019 Canada Winter Games Legacy Fund Society has awarded the financial legacy from the 2019 Games to not-for-profit sport and community organizations across Alberta.
“The Legacy Fund Society is pleased to announce that we have awarded $655,000 in grants to 35 not-for-profit sport and community organizations across Alberta,” said Guy Pelletier, Legacy Fund Society Chair. “The grants support a wide variety of projects across the province. These organizations and their respective projects build on the numerous legacies of the 2019 Games.”
Through a grant application process in early 2021, the Legacy Fund Society received and reviewed funding requests for 200 projects from nearly 150 organizations at a value of over $7.1 million.
“The response to our call for applications was phenomenal. There was no shortage of meaningful and innovative projects,” said Pelletier.
“The 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer were truly transformative and continue to foster meaningful legacies across Alberta,” said Kelly-Ann Paul, Senior Vice-President of Host Relations at the Canada Games Council. “These legacy grants will enrich and uplift organizations and communities as we strive to strengthen the fabric of Canada through the power of sport.”
Requests for funding were reviewed and evaluated based on their alignment with the values of the 2019 Games and distributed in four categories: athlete and coach or official development; infrastructure or equipment development or acquisition; sport development capacity building; and non-sport or discretionary projects.
The following is a listing of the organizations who were awarded funding:
2019 Canada Winter Games
2019 Canada Winter Games Chair Lyn Radford Wins STC Sport Event Volunteer of the Year Award
From the Canada Games Council
Lyn Radford, Chair of the 2019 Canada Winter Games, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Sport Tourism Canada (STC) Sport Event Volunteer of the Year Award.
The presentation of the 2020 PRESTIGE awards, postponed from last year, were hosted virtually as a gala on-line production. The presentation was hosted by Olympian, World Cup medallist and CBC Broadcaster Kelly VanderBeek.
The STC Sport Event Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of an individual’s volunteer efforts during the hosting of one or more sport events in Canada in 2019.
Lyn Radford Background and Accomplishments
-Lyn Radford served as the Chair of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society from 2014 – 2019
-Lyn oversaw the leadership, planning, execution, governance, and fundraising of the 2019 Canada Games, while serving as the primary spokesperson for the organization
-She is the first singular female Chairperson of a Host Society in Canada Games history
Lyn has volunteered her time to other major events throughout Red Deer and Alberta including the following:
- 2003, 2006 and 2007 Bid Committee member for Alberta & Western Canada Games
- Committee member for 2013 Memorial Cup Bid
- Chair of the 2006 Alberta Summer Games
- Directed the 2010 Olympic Torch Celebration
- Served as a Director for 1998 Alberta Winter Games
- Served as a Director for the 2004 and 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
- Served as a Director for the inaugural 2013 Tour of Alberta cycling race
- Served as Capital Campaign Chair for Red Deer’s Ronald McDonald House
- Founding member of both the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central and the Red Deer Leadership Centre
- Served on the Alberta Sport Connection as the Provincial Games Chair
- Served as a Director on Red Deer College’s Board of Governors
Lyn has been recognized through various other awards including:
- 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal for Volunteer Service
- 2006 Toyota Never Quit Award
- 2007 Mayors Award of Distinction for Volunteer Service
- Red Deer’s 2009 Citizen of the Year
- 2011 Women of Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award winner
- Governor General of Canada 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- 2019 City of Red Deer Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2019 honorary bachelor of interdisciplinary studies degree
Quotes
“The 2019 Canada Winter Games were an incredible event that showcased our nation’s top amateur athletes and left behind a legacy of infrastructure, sustainability, and community pride in Red Deer. Lyn Radford was the driving force behind how successful these Games were, and we are grateful for the years of hard work and dedication she invested in the 2019 Canada Winter Games. The Canada Games are stronger than ever because of Lyn, and we’re thrilled that she’s being recognized for all of her accomplishments.”
Evan Johnston, Chair, Canada Games Council
“Congratulations to Lyn on being recognized by Sport Tourism as the Sport Event Volunteer of the Year. What a well deserved honor. Lyn has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for all of her adult life. No task is too small or too large for her to tackle. But the legacy of her volunteerism goes deeper than just her own involvement in a myriad of activities and events. She leads, motivates, encourages, cajoles and celebrates in such an infectious manner that the result is literally thousands of people who are giving back to their community because of her passion for commitment. The 2019 Canada Winter Games was just one of many opportunities for her to lead others to impact our community. I am sure all of the nominees have been involved in their events because of an intrinsic motivation to make a difference. And Lyn was no different. Her motivation is never about self but about transforming community and people. During one day in the preparation for the Games, Lyn made an important presentation to our political leaders in the morning, helped with the orientation of volunteers in the afternoon and then was found hanging ornamental snowflakes from the light posts of main street in the evening. She exemplifies the saying ‘life is short-do stuff that matters-for and with others.”
Hugh McPherson, Vice Chair, 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society
“Thank you to Sport Tourism Canada for recognizing the 2019 Canada Winter Games, and the hard work of our “force-to-be-reckoned with” Chair, Lyn Radford. This award recognizes the leadership, strength and fortitude demonstrated by our Chair, Lyn Radford and CEO, Scott Robinson, and the more than 5,000 incredible community volunteers. We made this once-in-a-lifetime moment ours, as individuals, as a community, and as a country in pursuit of possibilities. Congratulations Lyn on this prestigious award.”
Tara Veer, Mayor of Red Deer
About the Canada Games
Held once every two years, alternating between winter and summer, the Canada Games are the largest multi-sport event in Canada for up and coming amateur athletes. Each Games features two weeks of competition, between 16 – 19 sports, approximately 3,400 summer and 2,350 winter athletes, and over 4,000 volunteers. Hosted in every province at least once since their inception in Quebec City in 1967, the Games are proud of their contribution to Canada’s sport development system in addition to their lasting legacy of sport facilities, community pride and national unity.
The organization of the Canada Games is made possible thanks to the contribution and support of the Government of Canada, provincial/territorial governments, host municipalities and the Canada Games Council.
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