Page B2 | Facts about torch relay The Olympic Torch Relay distance is the longest in the history of Olympics: 18,000 : kilometres; 7,000 kilometres by air or.sea; 11,000 kilometres on land, including 2,750 by snowmobile; averaging about ‘110 kilometres per day, 8.5 minutes per kilometre; goes through more than 800 Cities, towns and villages in Canada and within a two-hour drive of more than 90 per cent of the population of the country. The relay. Caravan Staff. averages 70 members — drivers, co-ordinators, escort runners, medical and security personnel — traveling with the torch, made up mostly. of Petro- - Canada employees, with help from OCO’88 and sub- sponsor employees. Also included are30 vehicles, . including four motor homes, custom-made media van, and a mobile TV production studio and video transmitter. The torch weighs 1.7 kilograms and is 609 cen- timetres tall. It is made from 100 per cent Canadian materials by .Cana- dians; modeled after the Calgary Tower. Contains a special fuel mix- ture produced at Petro- Canada’s Sheridan Park Research Centre to withstand - winder conditions; one canister burns for up to 45 minutes; lit from the Olympic Flame in Greece and brought to Canada in miner’s lamps. If the. Torch goes out it will be rekindled from these lamps. A total of 6,520 torchbearers $h In less than three weeks —on Jan. 23 — the Olympic torch will pass through the Saanich Peninsula on its cross-Canada tour. Bands will play a fanfare at the noon-hour ceremonies as six athletes aré honored. MP Pat Crofton will award Celebra- tions 88 medals for the top male and female athletes from Central Saanich, Sidney and North Saanich. Separate presentations will be made later in the day to the top volunteers, coaches and sponsors of each municipality. ‘“‘We’re hoping these will be part of the variety show we're staging in Sanscha Hall,”’ said. organizer Don Trivett. A pancake breakfast in Sanscha Hall prepared by the Cen- tral Saanich Lions Club will start the day’s festivities. The men will. cook outdoors, but patrons may eat in the old library. The Peninsula Track Club will hold a mini-relay with a replica of the Olympic Torch: Runners will pass through each municipality, likely crossing Pat Bay Highway at Amity and Weiler overpasses. Meanwhile, the Peninsula Community Concert) and Parkland School Bands will set up on Beacon Avenue. The . - stop of the journey. road will be blocked off throughout the day. A portable stage will be set up. A large truck and trailer travel. with the torch entourage to provide a stage al every Pat Crofton, MLAs Mel Couvelier and Terry Huberts and the three Peninsula mayors will join master of ceremonies Jim Hunter on the stage. About 300 silk Canadian flags will be given to school children to wave as they form a corridor for the torch runner to make the en- trance and exit. One child will be chosen to make a short speech on the Olympic spirit. The torch will travel to the mainland on the 3.p.m. sailing. However, celebrations will continue in Sanscha Hall for the rest of the day. There will be a variety show with magicians, musicians and marvellous entertainers, said Trivett. It will continue until the evening, when the dance band portion of the Community Concert Band will play for the rest of the evening. Safeway, Goodwill Bottling ‘and: Labatt’s. have been gencrous in their donations to the Peninsula festivities, said Trivett. ‘‘We're working with a break-even budget,’’ he add- ed. "Wednesday, January 6, 1988 have been randomly selected from the public, each to run one kilometre. _ Age range of public tor- chbearers is four.to 75. They: were.chosen from more than 6.5 million applications. Sailing published The 11th edition of the Sail- ing Directions. for the North. Portion of the British Columbia. 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Many boats were: tossed againal docks when winds. gusted higher than 50: The breakwater: will also: allow. the yacht club to. conduce winter sailing classes. for children, said Mayor Michaluk. PRESENTS - Pacific Standard Time> Thursday, Jan, —7: ONG bra 2.2 11 1428 hero 8.7 ff 0830 bre 11.9 ft 1700 bra 0. 0 ft Friday, Jan, 8&8 : Oosd he 7.011 1818 hrs 8.2 ft OAsh hea 3 A OO hire 8.5 Mh. Saturday, Jan, 0120 hra 3.7 {11600 bea 7.5 ft 9918 hrs 14,2 ft 1990 hes 8.0 ft sunday, Jan. VWeqetano tre arti 1620 hee 6.7 tt 0990 fing 1.2 1h 2108 tea. 7.6 ft onday, Jan. 11 N20 he SO Win GO tt 0945 bre 1.0 208 ms nT Tuesday, Jan. 1 0400 toe OO a0 te 4a nn 1008 tre 11.0 ¢ '.Wodnosday, Jan, 13 'QOT0 hres B.2 1 1025 hee 11.0 12 0449 hra B39 tt 1826 bre 3.8 tS Sidney, B.C, 030-0183 Linda,