Riverfront Festival Plaza • Windsor, Ontario •
Dec. 23, 2009
WATCH:
Interviews at the Olympic Torch Celebration at Riverfront Plaza
in Windsor, Ontario
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Olympic Torch Celebration at Riverfront
Plaza in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Look for interviews with attendees
Don and Janet Moore of Windsor, Ont. and Eric Mann of Huntington
Woods, Mich. You'll also hear from Gary Glass of Kingsville, Ont.,
who was one of the lucky people selected to carry the olympic torch
for a portion of its run through Ontario.
WATCH:
Highlights of the Olympic Torch Celebration at Riverfront Plaza
in Windsor, Ontario
Watch as the Olympic torch is carried
across Riverside Drive in Windsor, Ontario. You'll also see scenes
from the big celebration at Riverfront Plaza. Watch for Amy Viva
as she performs the Canadian national anthem. In addition, look
for remarks by Matthew Charbonneau (15-year-old torchbearer who
carried the torch in honor of his brother who was killed in Afghanistan),
Jeff Watson (member of Parliament for Essex County), Eddie Francis
(Mayor, City of Windsor) and Andrew Greenlock (of the 2010 Winter
Olympics in Vancouver).
A
big celebration was held at the Riverfront Plaza in honor
of the olympic torch, which stopped in Windsor on Dec. 23.
The torch, which is also known as the cauldron, is going on
a relay across Canada and it will eventually stop in Vancouver,
just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics in February. About
10,000 people from southwestern Ontario and metro Detroit
attended the celebration in Windsor. There was a big concert,
food and lots of activities for the entire family. [12.26.09]
