The Flame of Hope will make it's way through Tillsonburg today.
TILLSONBURG - The Torch for the Special Olympics will make it's way through downtown Tillsonburg today.
Members of the OPP will run or walk the route along with some special olympics athletes.
Constable Stacey Cullbert, Community Safety and Media Relations for Oxford County OPP talks about the run.
"Well the torch run itself, through the law enforcement has been supporting the Special Olympics for over 50 years now, so it's our 50th anniversary from the actual 1st torch run. So it's a pretty exciting year. And Tillsonburg reached out this year looking to help support 4 of their athletes that are gonna be going to national games."
Cullbert continues, explaining the schedule for the event.
"The Athletes are gonna be meeting us for a walk portion, we may have one or two that are gonna come and run with us. But we're gonna kick off at the Tim Hortons at Simcoe and Highway three on Saturday Morning around 10:30."
The starting point for the walk portion will be the Water Fountain at the corner of Broadway and Oxford at 10:45.
The run will end with a barbecue from 11:30 till 1 where you can meet your local Special Olympics athletes.

Early Bird Ticket Deadline Approaches for Big Night Out
Woodstock Teen Charged in Brant County
Workplace Incident Under Investigation
Increased Police Presence in Woodstock
WPS Launches New Cruiser Design
United Way Prepares for Next Fundraising Campaign
Community Grant Applications Now Available
Province Funding Oxford County Paramedics
Interview with a City Councillor - September 14th, 2026
PJHL Recap - Sept 11th and Sept 12th
Navy Vets Recap - Sept 11th and Sept 12th
Hike for Hospice Returns this Saturday
Two Road Construction Projects Start This Week
SWPH Reporting First Human Case of West Nile Virus
Crash Investigation on Airport Road
One Dead in Perth County Crash
Ingersoll Candidate Profile - Matthew Chambers
Two Arrested Following Brant Break-and-Enter Investigation
Woodstock Remembers 9/11
Terry Fox Run Returns to Woodstock
Comments
Add a comment