Matthew Caseley of Kensington carries the 2010 Winter Olympics torch off the Northumberland Ferries Confederation Saturday afternoon as the torch began its Prince Edward Island leg of its journey across Canada. Caseley won gold in the hammer throw during the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Charlottetown and he said because of that he was asked to carry the torch beginning in Wood Islands. Several hundred people braved gusty winds and cool temperatures to wave and yell as the torch began its journey from Wood Islands up the Trans Canada Highway making several stops before a party in Stratford and then a huge celebration at Confederation Landing Park in Charlottetown later this evening. (Guardian photo by Brian McInnis)
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me why from ch town, pei writes: what a croc ,the flame crosses the island in a van. not by people running with it .
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busygirl from belfast, pei writes: Are the individual runners going to be listed in the paper? I would like to know the runners for Wood Islands and Belfast.
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Realist from pe writes: I understand that this torch has to go through each province, but really.... give me a break.
PEI has no right to be a province. Let them joing New Brunswick and share their MPs and transfer payments.
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Ross Bruce from Halifax, nova Scotis writes: Several hundred people braved gusty winds and cool temperatures to wave and yell as the torch began its journey from Wood Islands I must say I felt like a VIP to be at such an event with so few in attendance. It seemed to me that the torch arriving on the island caught people off guard. I would like to see what this reporter would say about the crowd at the Tim’s I was at, before I arrived at the ferry.
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To Realist from PEI writes: I love how some people have the brilliant idea that if they have LESS representation than they have now, all of a sudden they will get better service.
Had a girlfriend like that once. Wanted me to listen to her, but she refused to tell me what the issue was.
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kings county from pei writes: great to hear there was such a turnout to see the torch being carried off the ferry. But, the torch was not good enough or should I say Kings County was not good enough for the torch to be carried through. Another time that people in Charlottetown forgot that there is an Eastern end of the Island and it is a beautiful part of our Island.
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