NEWS FROM VANCOUVER 2010 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Nearly 5,000 performers filled the stage at the BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, thrilling a sold-out stadium to start the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

In the final hours before the Paralympic Cauldron is lit at the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, a flame is lighting up the heart of Vancouver's downtown as it is carried by nearly 300 torchbearers who will share the message of inspiration, determination, courage and equality.

Whistler, Canada – The official Internet channel of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), ParalympicSport.TV, will be the best source for Canadians to get live coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Paralympic torch relay made its first stop in Vancouver on Wednesday. The torch was escorted to Riley Park Community Centre by elders of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation from North Vancouver, B.C., where the torch was lit earlier Wednesday morning.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will once again be seeing photographers Lieven Coudenys and Rob Prezioso at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Paralympic Flame saw its seventh day of the relay as it reached Lytton and Hope in British Columbia. Lytton is known for hiking and rafting, with trails that go through a variety of terrain and climate conditions. A total of 15 torchbearers were in Lytton, including Andrea Drynock, who at the age of 16 became an athlete in Swimming after losing her legs in a train accident.

Today, the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay arrived in Whistler, igniting an exciting, free and family-focused community celebration featuring local and regional talent in Village Square from 15:00-18:00.

On the fifth day of the Paralympic Torch Relay, the Paralympic Torch stopped in Squamish, the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.

Trevor Greene, a former Canadian Forces reservist, and Paralympian Stephanie Dixon were amongst the Torch Bearers on 6 March, moving the Paralymic Flame on its fourth day through Canada, cheered by numerous fans in the streets.

On the third day of the Paralympic Torch Relay, the torch paid a visit to Canada’s economic capital, Toronto.