Torch Fever Hits North Vancouver

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of North Vancouverites gathered at Lonsdale Quay early this morning to welcome the Olympic flame to the North Shore. Along with City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, MP Andrew Saxton and MLA Naomi Yamamoto, citizens from all over the North Shore met at the Plaza at the Quay to see the torch relay.

Crowds began gathering well before 8.00 a.m. and the plaza was packed by the time the torch arrived to cheers. Precisely timed to arrive at 8.42, the torch was handed over from one runner to another before it headed back out on its all-day visit to North Vancouver.

Originally posted February 10, 2010.