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Olympic Torch Relay: Day Two Beautiful Cedar Village

by Barbara McPherson | November 1, 2009 at 08:37 am

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The Olympic Torch Relay on Day Two came through the beautiful little village of Cedar. Cedar, BC is situated just south of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. It's a small community of about 5 000 and still retains its agricultural roots.

What a show! It was like the circus come to town. We had little kids dressed up in Halloween costumes waving paper flags, goth kids with sneers and pumpkins in hand, old folks with their dogs. We had police cars, police vans, police in SUVs, police on motorcycles, police on bicycles. We had a helicopter circling overhead. It only had blinking lights, not sirens like the police vehicles.

When the entourage turned the corner from Hemer Road onto Cedar Road ( We're too small a community to have streets.) the bank sponsor and the soft drink sponsor, complete with steel band and pretty girls exhorted us to cheer. The film truck and the communications truck and lots of support vehicles came too.

Oh, yes we did have a runner with the Olympic Torch.

I can't remember when the village of Cedar has seen such excitement.

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albertacowpoke

flagged this story as Eyewitness Report

at 14:10 on November 1st, 2009

This is an eyewitness report from the NowPublic member Barbara McPherson who was on the scene.

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albertacowpoke

at 14:12 on November 1st, 2009

Thanks for this story Barbara. Nice to see small communities get together for such events. It is also great that the Olympic torch run will cover some 43,000 miles before it enters the Stadium for the commencement of Vancouver 2010. Thank you for this.

Paschen

at 16:38 on November 1st, 2009

Great story Barbara. Thank you.

Cedar kid. (not verified)

at 17:40 on November 2nd, 2009

I am a Pathfinder from Cedar and it was even exciting for us, the village all got together three hours before the torch passed through and was all very excited, i got to help promote the Olympics and everything too! i think it made everyone even more excited for the Olympics!