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Prince George, BC – On Saturday, January 17, the 2015 Canada Winter Games – the largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in the nation – will Illuminate the North with the Central Interior Regional Community Torch Celebration in Quesnel. The 2015 Games Regional Community Torch Celebrations are the largest 2015 Games events outside of Prince George. The Quesnel celebration features a leg of the 2015 Games Torch Relay with local torchbearers; performance by indie rock band, Bright City Heights; a DJ; Canada Games alumni and representatives; activities for all ages; fireworks; and coverage of the event by Global BC. The 2015 Games Torch Relay will begin at 17:00 and travel from the Quesnel & District Art and Recreation Centre to Quesnel Twin Arenas. Following the arrival of the torch at Quesnel Twin Arenas at 19:00, the Regional Community Torch Celebration will commence. “With less than a month until the 2015 Canada Winter Games Opening Ceremony, we are thrilled to visit Quesnel to host our final Regional Community Torch Celebration,” says Stuart Ballantyne, CEO of the 2015 Canada Winter Games. “We hope residents of Quesnel and the Central Interior will join us to celebrate the magic that is the 2015 Canada Winter Games during this celebration of sports and culture.” “The 2015 Canada Winter Games Host Society, together with the local governments of Fort St. John, Terrace, and now Quesnel, have done an awesome job of organizing these torch relays,” says Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “The relays have been such a great way to share the spirit of the Games and get communities involved.” Quesnel was named one of three Regional Community Torch Celebration sites in September, along with Fort St. John and Terrace, following the Regional Community Torch Celebration Challenge. Eight northern BC communities went head-to-head in an online vote from August 27 until September 12 to see who would host the largest 2015 Games celebrations outside of Prince George. During the online vote, over 2,500 British Columbians voted to determine the winning communities. In addition to the Regional Community Torch Celebration, the 2015 Games is hosting Illumination Events throughout the Central Interior region, highlighting IMAGINE: Legacy Grants in partnership with Northern Health. The 2015 Canada Winter Games Team made stops earlier this week in McBride, Valemount, Hixon, Wells, 100 Mile House and Williams Lake. Authentic Brandin Cooks Jersey .com) - SirDominic Pointer posted career highs of 24 points and seven steals to lead No. Authentic Marcus Peters Jersey . The biggest shock of this seasons competition was on when Watford took a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes at Etihad Stadium, only for a remarkable Aguero-led comeback by City in the final half-hour. 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She announced after her last race at the World Cup finals in March that she would consider ending her career, and she didnt join her Austrian teammates two weeks ago when they flew to New Zealand for the annual pre-season training camp. The Austrian likely would have broken Schneiders record earlier if her career hadnt been marred by injuries. Schild missed the entire 2008-09 campaign after breaking her left lower leg two weeks before the season-opening race in Soelden in October 2008, and was out for months after damaging her right knee in pre-race warmups for a slalom in Are in December 2012. In fact, suffering from knee injuries as a teenager forced Schild to reduce racing in speed events and specialize in the more technical disciplines, slalom and GS. "I am proud that I managed to fight my way back to the top time after time," she said. "I am a fighter and somehow Ive always found ways to battle back. 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"(She) can be very happy with her career achievements," Raich said. "I had the feeling at the end of last season that she might decide this way. Its not an easy step for her but she can be grateful for everything that was." The 36-year-old Raich also considered retirement in the off-season after persistent back problems but has decided to extend his career for at least another season. Schild has won four Olympic medals, more than any other female skier from Austria. However, a gold medal is missing after her 12-year-career. In her first year on the circuit, she failed to finish the slalom at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. Four years later, she earned bronze -- and a silver in the combined event -- in Turin. In Vancouver in 2010, Schild got silver after being beaten for the title by German rival Maria-Hoefl Riesch, who retired in March. This year in Sochi, Schild again came runner-up, this time to Mikaela Shiffrin. The American teenager, who has always labeled Schild as one of her idols, is following in the footsteps of the Austrian, having won the world title last year and the slalom World Cup in the past two seasons. ' ' '
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