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Torch runners were very kind

We were five people among the hundreds lining Grandin Road on Wednesday to see the Olympic torch go by. We happened to be right at the spot where runners 106 and 107 passed the flame at the corner of Sir Winston Church Avenue and Grandin Road.

We were five people among the hundreds lining Grandin Road on Wednesday to see the Olympic torch go by.

We happened to be right at the spot where runners 106 and 107 passed the flame at the corner of Sir Winston Church Avenue and Grandin Road. Runner 107 was most gracious as he posed for pictures and let us hold the torch before he took off on his run.

I gather most of the runners were equally as kind, willing to share the event with the crowd. I would just like to say thank you to No. 107 for letting us take part in that special moment. I got to touch the Olympic torch for a nanosecond on a cold winter’s night in 1988. This was better!

Lynn Redekopp, St. Albert

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