As the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay makes its way across
the country, recognizing local difference makers and engaging over
600 communities along the way, the Rick Hansen Foundation team will
provide updates as to when Rick Hansen is expected to be out on the
road. Below you can find the public events surrounding the Relay's
visit to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, and where Rick is
expected to attend. Please note: all of the information and times
are confirmed to our best knowledge, but may ultimately be subject
to change.
There will also be instances where Rick may be able to attend a
community stop or join Medal-Bearers on their segment of the Relay
at the last minute. This information will be communicated via our
Twitter accounts:@RickHansenFDN and for media covering the
Relay,@RHRelayMedia Rick Hansen is expected at the
following Relay events and stops:
Sunday, May 20, 2012 (Day #271: Relay
traveling White Rock to Richmond)
• Relay Stop - 11:45pm PT [Location: McDonald's
Restaurant, 400-11668 Steveston Hwy, Richmond]
- Patrick Chan (2011/2012 Figure Skating World Champion) and
Rick Hansen to conduct a short presentation with a Relay
participant, before the Relay continues on through Richmond
• Wheelchair Basketball Final Championship Game - 4:00pm
(PT) [ Location: Richmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Road, Richmond,
BC]
- Rick Hansen to speak at the closing ceremony and present the
gold medal to participants
• End of Day Celebration - 5:00pm (PT)
[Location: Richmond Olympic Oval - Legacy Plaza, 6111 River
Road, Richmond, BC]
- The Relay will end the day with an event in Richmond.
Attending: Rick Hansen, Mayor Malcolm Brodie; MP Alice Wong; final
Medal-Bearer Vince Miele (sustained a spinal cord injury in 1972;
met Rick at GF Strong when he was a rehab counsellor; was employed
with the Canadian Paraplegic Association; current Chair of the
Richmond Centre for Disability)
- Event begins at 4:30; Relay arrives at 5:00pm
• Rick Hansen to wheel with:
- John Furlong - MB#128 (4:51pm. Starting along Westminster
Hwy from Carver's Steakhouse)
- Mayor Malcolm Brodie - MB#129 (4:54pm. Starting along Gilbert
Rd from Elmbridge Way West sign to Building 5640 on Hollybridge
Way)
- Vince Miele - MB#130 (4:57pm. Starting along Hollybridge Way
from Buildging 5640 to Richmond Oval Plaza on River Rd)
Monday, May 21, 2012 (Day #272: Relay traveling Richmond
to Vancouver)
• Relay to visit Musqueam First Nation - 11:30am (PT)
[Location: Musqueam gymnasium (6735 Salish Drive, Vancouver,
BC)]
- Rick Hansen to wheel with Assembly of First Nations National
Chief Shawn Atleo when the Relay visits the Musqueam reserve in
Vancouver. Also participating: Grand Chief Edward John, Musqueam
Chief Ernest Campbell and local Aboriginal youth. Local drummers
will welcome the Relay to Musqueam land
• End of Day Celebration - 5:00pm (PT) [ Location: PNE
Amphitheatre 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver,
BC)]
- The Relay will end the day with an event in Vancouver. -
Event begins at 5:00; Relay arrives at 6:00pm
- Performing: These Kids Wear Crowns, The Canadian Tenors
(anthem)
- Notable Participants
- Stockwell Day - MB#014 (7:39am. Starting along No 3 Rd from
VIP Motors along No 3 Rd)
- Vicki Gabereau - MB#056 (10:29am. Starting along Oak St from
33rd Ave to Van Dusen Gardens Visitor Centre)
- Christine Day - MB#121 (2:41pm. Starting along W Broadway from
Angus Bakery to 3466 W. Broadway)
- Sam Sullivan - MB#148 (4:13pm. Starting along W Broadway from
Sony Store to The Dance Shop on W. Broadway)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (Day #273: 25th Anniversary
Finale; Relay in downtown Vancouver)
• Rick Hansen to wheel with all 65 Relay participants
• Start of Relay - 7:40am (PT) [Location: PNE Main Entrance,
Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC]
- First Medal-Bearer: Virginia Vaillancourt (chair of the
Victoria Regional Women's Committee; on Vancouver Island Human
Rights Committee)
• City Hall Stop - 9:08am (PT)
• Blusson Spinal Cord Centre - 9:27am (PT) [ Location: 818 10th
Ave West, Vancouver, BC]
- Hosted by the Rick Hansen Institute, ICORD, Vancouver Coastal
Health, VCH Spine Clinic, this community-focused event will bring
together health care providers, partners and patients
• Rick Hansen Relay Finale - 11:45am (PT) [Location: BC
Place, Terry Fox Plaza (Beatty at Robson Streets, Vancouver,
BC)]
- Public event begins at 11:45am- Relay arrives at 12:05pm- The
25th Anniversary Relay will conclude its nine-month journey 25
years to the date, and at the same location as where Rick Hansen
finished his Man In Motion World Tour. The final Medal Bearer is
Amanda Magyar (18 years old, from St. Albert, AB. Local food bank
volunteer, mentor and environmentalist. Amanda met Rick when the
Relay was in Edmonton, AB. She was chosen to represent the youth of
Canada who are making a difference).
- Attending: Rick Hansen, Premier Christy Clark, Mayor Gregor
Robertson
- Notable Participants:
- Lui Passaglia - MB#006 (7:55am. Starting along E Hasting from
Star Tile and Ceramic)
- Silken Laumann - MB#043 (10:32am. Starting along Burrard St
from Regency Lexus to Cornwall Ave)
- Craig Kielburger - MB#051 (10:56am. Starting along Davie St
from Thurlow St)