Governor General marks one year countdown to 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Rideau Hall welcomed close to 160 kids on the occasion of the one year countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Outdoor winter activities and encounters with Canadian Olympic athletes were planned on this special day.
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English Canadian singer Suzie McNeil also sang during this concert.
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French Canadian singer Ima entertained the kids with a few songs.
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Following outdoor activities, kids were treated to a concert in the Ballroom inside the Residence.
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Canadian athlete Véronique Fortin holding the torch unveiled by the Governor General.
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Canadian athlete Véronique Fortin is explaining to and showing kids how a bobsled works.
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Children had fun playing with the Governor General in the snow.
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The Governor General put on some snowshoes and joined the children for a trek on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
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Minister John Baird and Canadian athletes Nancy Greene Raine, Gaétan Boucher, Elizabeth Manley and Todd Nicholson were at Rideau Hall to celebrate this special occasion.
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To kick off the countdown, the Governor General unveiled a prototype of the 2010 Olympic torch in the presence of Canadian athlete attending the Games Véronique Fortin (right).
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, delivered a speech on the importance of this day marking the countdown to the Olympic Games in 2010.
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Official mascots of the 2010 Winter Games Sumi, Quatchi and Miga were also on hand to mark this grand event.
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Governor General and her daughter Marie-Éden with Canadian Olympic athletes Gaétan Boucher, Véronique Fortin and Elizabeth Manley in the greenhouse at Rideau Hall.
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