There are many milestones along life’s journey, things that are looked back upon fondly as moments where, for whatever reason, we had cause to be proud of our involvement.
So it is for fifteen year-old Haley Gale, a Douglas resident and student at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, who this past Sunday had the honour of being an official torch bearer of the vaunted and historic Olympic Flame as it made its way westward on its own journey to preside over the XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A number of runners shared the honour of bringing the flame from Arnprior to Renfrew, through to Douglas, Eganville, and Pikwakanagan, over to Base Petawawa and Petawawa, and finally to Pembroke, where it was greeted by a crowd estimated to be 5000 strong.
A crowd, by the way, united in common cause with their pride in being Canadian, and in their desire to see this flame, and all that it represents, to us, and to the world.
It’s with great pride that SJCHS extends congratulations to Haley on her achievement in being selected for this great honour.
