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Let the warmth of the Olympic flame heat your heart for a good cause.
Purchase a historical piece of the XXI Olympic Games and help support a good cause.

Here's your chance to own the torch that brought the Olympic flame, symbol of peace, friendship and brotherhood to the Town of Beaconsfield during the torch relay from Olympia to Vancouver, site of the XXI Winter Olympiad.

The Olympic torch was carried by Caroline Tison (torchbearer # 184), CEO of the West Island Community Shares, a charitable organization that has come to help 29 community organizations. For this reason Cités Nouvelles and The Chronicle are proud to join forces with the Caisse Populaire Ste-Geneviève de Pierrefonds, current owners of the torch that will be up for auction. The full amount raised from this auction will be donated to West Island Community Shares.

Robert Bouillon, General Manager of the Caisse Ste-Genevieve de Pierrefonds will present the torch to the highest bidder following the Closing Ceremonies February 28.

The torch weighs 1.5 kilograms (3.2 lbs) .


For more information on West Island Community Shares ; www.partage-share.com

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