(ATR) The Vancouver 2010 flame travels through the province of Ontario on Day 46 of the Olympic torch relay.
Weekend highlights include the torch traveling through 15 towns and being carried by five Olympians. On Saturday, the flame entered Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Thousands of Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill to welcome the arrival of the Olympic Torch.
Today, the torch relay leaves Ottawa and journeys to the town of Orleans where rowing Olympian Beverly Cameron will be a torchbearer.
The Olympic Flame journeys next to Rockland, Hammond, Limoges, Casselman and Cornwall where swimming Olympian Anne Alexander and athletics Olympian Greg Joy are scheduled as torchbearers. A community celebration is planned at Lamoureux Park with ethnic dance, music performances and interviews with Olympic gymnast Melanie Banville and Olympic hockey player Lori Dupuis.
The torch progresses to Akwesasne, Morrisburg, Prescott, Brockville and Gananoque.
The flame reaches its final point of destination of the day in the town of Kingston where rowing Olympian Jeff Lay will carry the flame and a community celebration is planned in Market Square with Aboriginal drummers and dancers followed by musical performances.
Tomorrow, the torch makes its way through 13 towns and will be carried by one Olympian. The flame will ride on a sailboat across the harbor and arrive at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour where the boat will dock and the flame passed to the first running torchbearer of the day.
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