Prince George, B.C.-  Quesnel, Terrace and Ft. St. John  will  each host a regional torch relay celebration  event  as the 2015 Canada Winter Games Torch makes its  way to the opening ceremonies of the Games in Prince George.

The three winning communities were among 8 vying  to be chosen  for  a regional celebration event. Over 2,500 British Columbians voted on line to determine the winning communities.

“The online votes were very close and we are so thrilled to be hosting 2015 Canada Winter Games Regional Community Torch Celebrations in Quesnel, Terrace and Fort St. John leading up to the 2015 Games,” says Stuart
Ballantyne, CEO of the 2015 Canada Winter Games. “These communities will help spread the spirit of the 2015  Games throughout their region to ensure the 2015 Games share our unique northern story with the rest of the
nation.”

The Canada Games Roly McLenahan Torch will be lit in Ottawa on October 15, 2014, on Parliament Hill as part of Canada Games tradition and then will make its way west ceremoniously landing in Victoria on October 17, 2014. The Canada Games Torch will then travel north, passing through previous Canada Games Host Cities, New Westminster/ Burnaby and Kamloops.

On November 4, 2014, which marks 100 days until the 2015 Games, the 2015 Games Torch Relay will embark on a journey to Illuminate the North, starting in Prince George at Canada Games Plaza.

The 2015 Games Torch Relay will journey thousands of kilometers across northern BC visiting the winning 2015 Games Regional Community Torch Celebration communities leading up to the 2015 Games Opening Ceremonies
on February 13 in Prince George. Each Regional Community Torch Celebration includes a regional torch relay leg, featuring torchbearers from that region, and a celebration featuring a DJ, Canada Games alumni and
representatives and coverage of the event by Global BC.