/R E P E A T - Road Closure Notice - SUNDAY, October 14, 2012/

More than 24,000 runners off to a Running Start at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon gets underway this Sunday, October 14, 2012, with some 24,000 recreational and elite athletes expected to participate, fundraising for 167 charities in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. Thousands of spectators are expected to cheer the runners and walkers along the race route to the finish line.

Race Route Road Closures:

SATURDAY OCTOBER  13

STREET CLOSED

SIDE OF ROAD

FROM

TO

CLOSED

OPEN

Bay St

Full Road

Queen St

Dundas St

12:00

Sun. 19:00

Hagerman St

Full Road

Elizabeth St

Bay St

12:00

Sun. 19:00

Elizabeth St

Full Road

Hagerman St

Dundas St

12:00

Sun. 19:00

Albert St

Full Road

Bay St

Court House  Driveway

12:00

Sun. 19:00

James St

Full Road

Queen St

Albert St

12:00

Sun. 19:00

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14

STREET CLOSED

SIDE OF ROAD

FROM

TO

CLOSURE BEGINS

CLOSURE COMPLETE

OPEN

Bay St

Full Road

Queen St

Dundas St

Sat. 12:00

Sat. 12:00

19:00

Hagerman St

Full Road

Elizabeth St

Bay St

Sat. 12:00

Sat. 12:00

19:00

Elizabeth St

Full Road

Hagerman St

Dundas St

Sat. 12:00

Sat. 12:00

19:00

Albert St

Full Road

Bay St

Court House Driveway

Sat. 12:00

Sat. 12:00

19:00

James St

Full Road

Queen St

Albert St

Sat. 12:00

Sat. 12:00

19:00

University Ave

Full Road

Front St

Dundas St

4:00

4:00

11:00

Armoury St

Full Road

University Ave

Chestnut St

4:00

4:00

11:00

Chestnut St

Full Road

Armoury St

Metropolitan Hotel

4:00

4:00

11:00

Bay St

Full Road

Lake Shore Blvd

Queen St

4:00

4:00

15:30

Lake Shore Blvd

Full Road

Windermere Ave

Parliament St

6:00

8:00

12:30

Harbour St

Full Road

Lower Simcoe St

Bay St

6:00

9:00

12:30

Bay St

Full Road

Lake Shore Blvd

Queens Quay

6:00

9:00

12:30

Front St

Eastbound

Church St

Jarvis St

6:00

8:00

15:30

Wellington St

Full Road

Bay St

Church St

6:00

8:00

15:30

Queens Quay

Eastbound

Bay St

Parliament St

7:00

9:00

14:30

Cherry St S

Full Road

Lake Shore Blvd  E

Clarke Beach Park

7:00

9:15

14:30

Commissioners St

Eastbound

Cherry St S

Leslie St

7:00

9:15

14:30

Leslie St

Full Road

Lake Shore Blvd E

Unwin Ave

7:00

9:15

14:30

Lake Shore Blvd

Full Road

Parliament St

Woodbine Ave

7:00

9:15

14:30

Queen St E

Full Road

Woodbine Ave

Beech Ave

8:00

9:30

15:00

Coxwell Ave

Northbound

Lake Shore Blvd

Eastern Ave

8:00

9:30

15:00

Eastern Ave/Front St

Full Road

Kingston Rd

Jarvis St

8:00

9:45

15:00

University /Queens Park

Full Road

Dundas St

Bloor St

8:00

8:00

10:30

Wellesley St W

Full Road

Queens Park Cres

Church St

8:00

8:00

10:30

Church St

Full Road

Wellesley St

Bloor St

8:00

8:00

10:30

Bloor St

Full Road

Church St

St George St

8:00

8:00

10:30

St George St

Full Road

Bloor St

College St

8:00

8:15

10:30

College St

Full Road

St George St

Bathurst St

8:00

8:30

11:00

Bathurst St

Full Road

College St

Lake Shore Blvd

8:00

8:30

11:00

Fort York Blvd

Westbound

Bathurst St

Lake Shore Blvd

8:00

8:30

11:00

For more detailed information, please see the 'Road Closures' section of stwm.ca. For live Canada Running Series information updates on road closures and re-openings during race weekend, tune into 680 News.

About the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is Canada's premier, national running event, attracting 24,000 participants from over 50 countries and aiming to raise over $3 million for 167 local and national charities. This fast, flat, scenic course holds the record for the fastest men's and women's marathons run in Canada (2:07:58, Kenneth Mungara and 2:22:43, Koren Yal, both 2011) and for the fifth consecutive year, the STWM has been awarded the prestigious Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The race vision is to continue to build Toronto in the same league as other world-class city marathon destinations such as New York, Chicago and Boston.

About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic program, Scotiabank Bright Future.  Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average approximately $45 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.

SOURCE: Scotiabank

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Sheena Findlay
Scotiabank Media Communications
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