Bethany McKinley-Young holds torch at Torch lighting at Centennial Flame  image courtesy Sport Canada

Ottawa, Ontario – The Roly  McLenahan Torch  has been  lit  and will soon be on its way back to B.C. and Prince George.

The torch will be  part of a special event scheduled for tomorrow at the B.C. Legislature  in Victoria.  It will then visit three B.C. communities which had previously hosted Canada Games before arriving in Prince George for the  celebration to mark the 100 day countdown to the start of the  2015 Winter Games.

“Lighting the Canada Games Roly McLenahan Torch officially kicks off the 2015 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay,” says Stuart Ballantyne, 2015 Canada Winter Games CEO.

The torch relay  will ‘illuminate the north’ as it crosses the  province, with special celebration stops in Ft. St. John, Terrace and Quesnel.

At today’s ceremony at the Centennial flame,  Governor General David Johnston proclaimed 2015, the Year of Sport in Canada.

Federal Minister of Sport, Bal Gosal noted  2015 will provide 12 months  of special sporting events  ” In 2015, Canadians from across the country will take part in a year-long national celebration of sport, including the 25th Canada Games. With the Torch lighting today, excitement continues to build for the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games, where we look forward to seeing our next generation of talented athletes and their coaches share in the spirit of competition and sport excellence.”