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It was a great honour to have had the opportunity to be one of Canada’s 12,000 torchbearers. It is hard to explain the exhilarating feeling of carrying the official Olympic flame and being a part of its 45,000-km journey across Canada. I also was overwhelmed by the number of family, friends and Redfish School students and parents who turned out to cheer me on and run with me. They inspired me to run faster and proudly hold the Olympic flame above my head for all to see.

My steps along the Path of Northern Lights began months ago. When it was first announced the Coke and RBC were the two presenting partners of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, I was excited and proud to have a connection to this event that unites our country in celebrating the excellence of our athletes. You see, I work at RBC, and our corporate pride is bursting in bringing the Olympic flame throughout our nation.