Anne Bethune, VASS President, named to Paralympic Torch Relay

Starting March 3 in front of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, and lasting 10 days as it traverses through 11 cities, the Paralympic torch relay will need 600 people to carry it across the country.

Three of those torchbearers were named Friday, November 27– Anne Bethune, president of Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports, who has been involved with the Disabled Skiers Association for more than 20 years will carry the torch on March 12 in downtown Vancouver.

John Furlong, Vanoc Chief Executive said each of the 600 torchbearers will be “individual sparks, adding to the brightness of the Paralympic flame as it travels towards Vancouver.

Congratulations Anne!