
kawarthaNOW staff photographer Linda McIlwain was in the media van as the Pan Am Games Torch Relay arrived in Peterborough on Thursday, June 4th. Here’s a selection of her photos from the event.
The sixth day of the 41-day journey of the Pan Am Games Torch Relay saw the flame travel from Algonquin Provincial Park to Peterborough, passing through Minden, Lindsay, and Omemee along the way.
When the flame reached Peterborough at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, the flame travelled five kilometres down the Trent Severn Waterway to the Peterborough Lift Lock, where it then made its way through downtown Peterborough to the community celebration at Del Crary Park.
On Friday, June 5th, the second day of the Pan Am Torch Relay in Peterborough saw the flame depart from Queen Mary Public School, where student Katie Oickle was the first torchbearer. Twelve more people carried the flame south on Monaghan Road to Lansdowne Street.