2010 Legacies Now
Connecting Communities Tour

The 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour visits BC communities to share the spirit of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and encourage British Columbians to create their own legacies leading up to 2010 and beyond.
 


Premier Gordon Campbell visits the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at the Point Grey Fiesta

The 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour, presented by Bell and the Province of British Columbia, is back for a four year! This year, the tour will travel to 16 community events and festivals to share the Olympic and Paralympic spirit and encourage British Columbians to create their own community legacies leading up to 2010, and beyond.

Visitors to the tour can:

  • Learn how 2010 Legacies Now is working with the community to develop local programs in arts, literacy, sport and recreation, physical activity and volunteerism
  • Test their winter sport skills at a miniature outdoor curling rink
  • Discover how their community can capitalize on exciting opportunities leading up to the 2010 Winter Games and beyond.


This year, the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour will visit the following events and festivals:

Date Event/Festival Community
June 7-8 Oak Bay Tea Party Oak Bay
June 14-15 Seafest Prince Rupert
June 20-22 Point Grey Fiesta Vancouver
June 27-30 Williams Lake Stampede Williams Lake
July 1 Celebrate Canada Festival in the Park Prince George
July 4-5 Abbotsford Berry Beat Festival Abbotsford
July 11-13 Save On Foods Dragon Boat Festival Nanaimo
July 18-20 FraserFest New Westminster
July 25-27 Sea Cavalcade Gibsons
August 1-4 Festival 150 Victoria
August 8 Beijing 8.8.08 Opening Celebration at Aberdeen Centre Richmond
August 9-10 2008 Olympic Summer Games Celebration (in Chinatown) Vancouver
August 16-17 South Cariboo Garlic Festival 100 Mile House
August 22-23 Kamloops Outdoor Pro Rodeo Kamloops
August 27-31 Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede Armstrong
September 6 Good Times Cruise-in Langley
September 7 Coho Festival West Vancouver

 

Stay tuned for photos from the 2008 tour.

Click on the links to the right to view photos from past tours.



2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour is presented by Bell and the Province of BC.



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