The Canada Summer Games torch is in Newfoundland — and these people helped make it happen
To get from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, the Canada Summer Games torch had to make the ferry crossing between North Sydney and Port aux Basques. For the torchbearer of that stretch and the ferry captain, it was an honour to help.
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