MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP - The Pan Am Flame to visit the Ontario Science Centre on July 6

Science Centre hosts free torch relay celebration for the community

TORONTO, July 2, 2015 /CNW/ - The countdown is on! The Pan Am flame will visit the Ontario Science Centre on July 6. To mark the occasion, the Science Centre will host a torch relay celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day in TELUSCAPE, located outside of the Science Centre's main entrance.  Everyone is invited to participate in this free event, which will include sports-related programming, sponsor activations and live music. The Pan Am flame is scheduled to arrive at the Ontario Science Centre at approximately 1:25 p.m.

The Ontario Science Centre is proud to be a part of the torch relay's 41-day journey across Canada. The Science Centre is honoured to have Marissa Papaconstaninou, a local teen para-athlete who holds the Canadian record for the 100m and 200m sprint in her class, as its torchbearer.

What:	Torch relay celebration
Who:	Marissa Papaconstantinou, Ontario Science Centre-nominated torchbearer Mary Ito, Host, CBC Radio's Fresh Air Dr. Maurice Bitran, CEO, Ontario Science Centre Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Ground Shakers Tassa Afrolatino Dance Company
When:	Monday, July 6, 2015 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.      12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.    1:25 p.m.	Sports-related programming, sponsor activations and live music Pan Am torch relay and celebration Pan Am flame arrives
Where:	Ontario Science Centre
	770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

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