2015 Pan American Games torch relay


The 2015 Pan American Games torch relay was a 41-day torch run, occurring from May 30 to July 10, 2015, being held prior to the start of the Games. The relay brought the torch from Mexico to the Pan American Ceremonies Venue for the opening ceremony.
An application period for Canadians to carry the torch opened in October 2014 and continued till December. Anyone aged 13 or older as of May 30, 2015 was eligible to become a torchbearer. Most of the torchbearers were selected by a random selection, while the others were selected by torch relay communities and games partners.
The torch took a 41-day journey after being lit in May 2015 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The torch was brought through a total of 130 communities, mostly in Ontario. The torch was carried by about 3,000 torchbearers and travel approximately. The relay began on May 30, 2015 in Toronto and finished on July 10, the date of the opening ceremony.
The detailed torch relay route and celebration sites were announced on February 24, 2015. The torch arrived in Toronto and then headed to Thunder Bay, before visiting all other communities on the route. The relay also visited five National Historic Sites of Canada, six Canadian Forces bases and one provincial park. There were 180 celebrations across the torch relay route.

Route

All cities in the Province of Ontario, unless otherwise noted in italics.
DayDateCitiesNotable torchbearers
1May 30Arrival ceremony in TorontoChris Hadfield–astronaut
Rosie MacLennan–trampolinist
2May 31Fort William First Nation, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Marathon, White River, WawaCurt Harnett–cyclist
3June 1Wawa, Sault Ste. MarieKalle Mattson–singer
Chris Simon–hockey player
Brad Jacobs–curler
Jessica Tuomela–swimmer
Mac Marcoux–alpine skier
4June 2Sault Ste. Marie, Bruce Mines, Thessalon, Blind River, Serpent River First Nation, Massey, Espanola, Little Current, SudburyTessa Bonhomme–hockey player
5June 3Sudbury, Sturgeon Falls, North Bay, Powassan, South River, Sundridge, HuntsvilleDara Howell–freestyle skier
6June 4Algonquin Provincial Park, Algonquin, Huntsville, Minden Hills, Lindsay, Omemee, Peterborough Lift Lock, PeterboroughRon Ellis–hockey player
7June 5Peterborough, Bowmanville, Courtice, OshawaGino Vendetti–Paralympic athlete and powerlifter
8June 6AjaxNigel Wilson–baseball player
9June 7Citadel Hill, Halifax, CFB Halifax Mark de Jonge–kayaker
Andrew Nicholson–basketball player
Laura Pomeroy–swimmer
10June 8Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Beaverton, Orillia
11June 9Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Parry Sound
12June 10Parry Sound, Waubaushene, Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll, Midland, Penetanguishene, Oro-Medonte, BarrieEmily Batty–mountain biker
Adam Dixon–sledge hockey player
Glenn Howard–curler
13June 11Innisfil, CFB Borden, Stayner, Collingwood, Meaford, Owen SoundLarisa Yurkiw–alpine skier
14June 12Owen Sound, Markdale, Flesherton, Shelburne, Alliston, Beeton, Mono, OrangevilleJessica Phoenix–equestrian riderBrian Price–rower
15June 13Orangeville, Palgrave, Bolton, Inglewood, Belfountain, Alton, Caledon EastPeter Holland–hockey player
16June 14Mississauga, Port Credit, Richmond Hazel McCallion–politician
Simon Whitfield–triathlete
June 15Not travelling
17June 16Sarnia, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Tecumseh, WindsorMary Spencer–boxer
18June 17Windsor, Essex, Leamington, Point Pelee National Park, Pelee, St. Thomas, LondonChristine Nesbitt–speed skater
Damian Warner–athlete
19June 18London, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Tavistock, Stratford, Waterloo, KitchenerMandy Bujold–boxer
Sean Ferguson–coach
20June 19Kitchener, Cambridge, Brantford, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, BurlingtonJ. R. Fitzpatrick–NASCAR driver
Mark Oldershaw–canoer
21June 20Welland, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie, Niagara FallsJessica McDonald–wrestler
22June 21Winona, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, HamiltonNick Bontis–soccer player, coach, executive
Sue Palmer-Komar–cyclist
23June 22Hamilton, CFB Winnipeg, The Forks, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Melanie Booth–soccer player
Jon Montgomery
Darnell Nurse–hockey player
24June 23Milton, Oakville, BramptonSteve Bauer–cyclist
Travis Gerrits–freestyle skier
25June 24Brampton, Kleinburg, Woodbridge, Vaughan, Thornhill, Richmond HillAndi Petrillo-broadcaster
Elvis Stojko–figure skater
26June 25Richmond Hill, Aurora, King, NewmarketTrish Stratus–professional wrestler
27June 26Newmarket, Sharon, Holland Landing, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Keswick, Mount Albert, Whitchurch–StouffvilleKaren Cockburn–trampolinist
28June 27Markham, Unionville, Thornhill, Markham
29June 28Montreal Alexandre Bilodeau–freestyle skier
30June 29CFB Petawawa, Ontario
31June 30Gatineau, OttawaArlene Dickinson–author
32July 1Kanata, Barrhaven
33July 2Orleans, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Rideau Canal, Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque, Fort Henry, KingstonBrooke Henderson–golfer
34July 3Calgary, CFB Kingston, Kingston, Odessa, Napanee, Deseronto, Tyendinaga First Nation, BellevilleKyle Shewfelt–gymnast
35July 4CFB Trenton, Trenton, Brighton, Colborne, Cobourg, Toronto
36July 5Toronto Dwayne De Rosario–soccer player
Wayne Simmonds–hockey player
37July 6Toronto Patrick Chan–figure skater
Jamaal Magloire–basketball player
38July 7Toronto
39July 8Toronto Jim Cuddy–singer
Eva Avila–singer
40July 9Toronto Dr. Anita Kaiser–Spinal Cord Injury Researcher & Activist
41July 10Toronto + arrival at opening ceremony