The Olympic Flame is coming to ZELLERS in Kelowna Mall

KELOWNA, BC, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - Zellers is celebrating the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay with a a pancake breakfast. Zellers is thrilled to be a part of the Torch Relay and show their pride for the 120 Torch Bearers representing Hudson's Bay Company. Olympic athletes will be on hand to sign autographs, followed by the passing of the torch from one HBC representative to another.

    
    Where:       Zellers (Orchard Plaza)
                 1876 Cooper Road

    Who:         Olympic torchbearers and Athletes

                 -  Catherine Pendrel - Cycling
                 -  Mike Lewis - Rowing
                 -  Kimberly Joines - Para Alpine

                 Autograph signing will be from 7:00am - 8:00am.

    First 100 people in line for an autograph will receive a FREE* Olympic
    POM POM Toque. *Available only while quantities last.

    When:        Tuesday, January 26th
                 7:00am to 9:00am
                 Olympic Torch arrives at 8:15am
    

Photo opportunities include: Torchbearers present and future, passing off of the torch to another Hbc associate and Olympic athletes signing autographs.

The Hudson's Bay Company, the Canadian retail entity of Hudson's Bay Trading Company (HBTC), is Canada's largest diversified general merchandise retailer. Founded in 1670, The Hudson's Bay Company operates The Bay, a major department store, Zellers, a mass merchandise format, Home Outfitters, a kitchen, bed and bath specialty store, and value-priced Fields stores. With more than 600 retail outlets and over 60,000 associates in Canada , The Hudson's Bay Company banners provide Canadians with stylish, quality merchandise at great value and with a dedicated focus on exceeding customer expectations.

For further information: or to arrange an interview please contact: Stephanie Thornbury, Director of Internal Communications, Community Investment, Heritage & Linguistics, [phone]