News Leader News for March 31, 2009
OLYMPIC FLAME TO PASS THROUGH PRINCETON
Princeton & District residents anxious to catch the Olympic Spirit will have the opportunity to see the Olympic Flame in person on Sunday, February 7, 2010 as it passes through on its way towards the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC, will reach 90 per cent of Canadians within a one-hour drive. The torch relay route is available at vancouver2010.com and information on how residents can apply to be torchbearers can be found at
icoke.ca and rbc.com/carrythetorch.
Residents interested in applying for an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame can apply at
icoke.ca or rbc.com/carrythetorch. Coca-Cola and RBC, the relay's presenting partners, have the exclusive rights for the public to enter the Olympic Torchbearer program and are looking for Canadian applicants who commit to live healthier or are inspired to create a stronger community by volunteering or making sustainable choices.
The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will begin its 106-day Canadian journey on October 30, 2009. The Flame's pan-Canadian journey will culminate on February 12, 2010 when it arrives in Vancouver for the Opening Ceremony before a global viewing audience of billions.
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay route will be the longest domestic Torch Relay in Olympic history, stretching over 45,000 kilometers throughout Canada. Upon its conclusion, the Olympic Flame will have been welcomed in over 1,000 communities and passed within one-hour of more than 90 per cent of the entire Canadian population.
The Government of Canada is a proud supporter of the Olympic Torch Relay helping to bring the Olympic Flame to as many Canadians as possible. ABOUT VANOC
VANOC is responsible for the playing, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the Paralympic Games from March 12 to 21, 2010. Visit vancouver2010.com for further details on programs and schedules.
For further information contact: Nadine McEwen, Princeton Community Recreation & Cultural Coordinator. Phone (250) 295-6067 or e-mail
recreation@princeton.ca.
ARTS AND CULTURE WEEK SCHEDULE
The theme of Arts and Culture Week, April 19 to 25, is "Riverside Shines 2009". The week begins with a special unveiling of the pottery mural in the foyer of Riverside Centre.
The Potters Guild has worked on this project for a year. The foyer will be redecorated before the mural is mounted on the wall. The unveiling of the mural will take place at 6:30 PM Sunday, April 19.
One hour later, Ballet Kelowna will perform in Riverside Centre Theatre. If you saw them on their first show in Princeton two years ago, you will appreciate how good they are. The dancers mix a combination of traditional ballet with modern interpretations for an exciting presentation. Tickets are $25 each, $20 for seniors (age 60 and over). Only 270 tickets are available. Go to the Winking Pedlar on Vermilion Avenue to pick up your ticket.
On Friday, April 25, Riverside Centre Theatre presents The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, an Oscar winning movie about a man who keeps getting younger. The movie begins at 7:00 PM.
Two special events take place at Riverside Centre on Saturday, April 25. There is a second session of the acrylics painting workshop featuring Dale Matthews (it is fully booked).
Cst. Mike Leiding and friends meet at Riverside Centre on Saturday morning to begin the annual Clean Up and Green Up event. This project involves volunteers who clear trash from roadsides. If you cannot turn out to be part of Mike's crew of volunteers, you can help by cleaning up the street in front of your own residence.
This is the same weekend the Town sponsors Free Dump Day. You can get rid of things you ordinarily would not put in your garbage or take to recycling and you will not be charged a fee.
The incentive is to make Princeton area far more attractive.
If you live in Area H, you are included in Clean Up and Green Up Day.
THE RCMP REGIMENTAL BALL
The Head Table list read like a who's who in BC policing and politics. Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass, Chief Superintendent Don Harrison, Solicitor General John van Dongen, Mayor Randy McLean, Sergeant Gary Macahonic and respective spouses. The Master of Ceremonies was Constable Mike Leiding and other notable guests included Area H Director Brad Hope, Yale-Lilloett MLA Harry Lali and many present and retired RCMP officers for the first ever Regimental Ball held in Princeton.
Regimental Dinners and Regimental Balls play a key role in RCMP culture by fostering high morale, fellowship and esprit de corps as well as providing occasion to recall and honour past deeds and traditions in an atmosphere of formality and ceremony.
The correct form for an RCMP Regimental Ball follows the universal convention for formal dining, differing only in the addition of certain ritual and traditional RCMP customs. Formality must be observed if the occasion is to retain any degree of purpose or significance. A formal dinner with one's colleagues symbolizes mutual respect, self-esteem and pride of profession. Regimental Balls are
'family affairs' which is to say in the purest sense they are for only members of the Regiment.
Recognizing that policing has changed over time, and that community partnerships are key to the ability to effectively police the diverse communities in Canada, RCMP Balls organized by the members of the Detachments provide a like opportunity for members of the Regiment to meet in a similar fashion, with the same friendliness and formality, to share traditions with members of the community.
The RCMP Regimental Ball held March 28th at RockRidge Canyon was a first for Princeton Detachment members to organize in their community. It was also an 'alcohol-free' event with proceeds to support the youth DARE Program.
