# 2015 Pan American Games torch relay

The 2015 Pan American Games torch relay was a 41-day torch run, occurring from May 30 to July 10, 2015, being held prior to the start of the Games. The relay brought the torch from Mexico to the Pan American Ceremonies Venue for the opening ceremony.
An application period for Canadians to carry the torch opened in October 2014 and continued till December. Anyone aged 13 or older as of May 30, 2015 was eligible to become a torchbearer. Most of the torchbearers were selected by a random selection, while the others were selected by torch relay communities and games partners.
The torch took a 41-day journey after being lit in May 2015 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The torch was brought through a total of 130 communities, mostly in Ontario (with five outside the province, Richmond, Winnipeg, Calgary, Halifax and Montreal). The torch was carried by about 3,000 torchbearers and travel approximately 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi). The relay began on May 30, 2015 in Toronto and finished on July 10, the date of the opening ceremony.
The detailed torch relay route and celebration sites were announced on February 24, 2015. The torch arrived in Toronto and then headed to Thunder Bay, before visiting all other communities on the route. The relay also visited five National Historic Sites of Canada, six Canadian Forces bases and one provincial park. There were 180 celebrations across the torch relay route.

## Route

All cities in the Province of Ontario, unless otherwise noted in italics.
| Day | Date | Cities | Notable torchbearers |
| 1 | May 30 | Arrival ceremony in Toronto | Chris Hadfield–astronaut Rosie MacLennan–trampolinist |
| 2 | May 31 | Fort William First Nation, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Marathon, White River, Wawa | Curt Harnett–cyclist |
| 3 | June 1 | Wawa, Sault Ste. Marie | Kalle Mattson–singer Chris Simon–hockey player Brad Jacobs–curler Jessica Tuomela–swimmer Mac Marcoux–alpine skier |
| 4 | June 2 | Sault Ste. Marie, Bruce Mines, Thessalon, Blind River, Serpent River First Nation, Massey, Espanola, Little Current, Sudbury | Tessa Bonhomme–hockey player |
| 5 | June 3 | Sudbury, Sturgeon Falls, North Bay, Powassan, South River, Sundridge, Huntsville | Dara Howell–freestyle skier |
| 6 | June 4 | Algonquin Provincial Park, Algonquin, Huntsville, Minden Hills, Lindsay, Omemee, Peterborough Lift Lock, Peterborough | Ron Ellis–hockey player |
| 7 | June 5 | Peterborough, Bowmanville, Courtice, Oshawa | Gino Vendetti–Paralympic athlete and powerlifter |
| 8 | June 6 | Ajax | Nigel Wilson–baseball player |
| 9 | June 7 | Citadel Hill, Halifax, CFB Halifax (All three in Nova Scotia) | Mark de Jonge–kayaker Andrew Nicholson–basketball player Laura Pomeroy–swimmer |
| 10 | June 8 | Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Beaverton, Orillia | – |
| 11 | June 9 | Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Parry Sound | – |
| 12 | June 10 | Parry Sound, Waubaushene, Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll, Midland, Penetanguishene, Oro-Medonte, Barrie | Emily Batty–mountain biker Adam Dixon–sledge hockey player Glenn Howard–curler |
| 13 | June 11 | Innisfil, CFB Borden, Stayner, Collingwood, Meaford, Owen Sound | Larisa Yurkiw–alpine skier |
| 14 | June 12 | Owen Sound, Markdale, Flesherton, Shelburne, Alliston, Beeton, Mono, Orangeville | Jessica Phoenix–equestrian riderBrian Price–rower |
| 15 | June 13 | Orangeville, Palgrave, Bolton, Inglewood, Belfountain, Alton, Caledon East | Peter Holland–hockey player |
| 16 | June 14 | Mississauga, Port Credit, Richmond (British Columbia) | Hazel McCallion–politician Simon Whitfield–triathlete |
| – | June 15 | Not travelling | – |
| 17 | June 16 | Sarnia, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Tecumseh, Windsor | Mary Spencer–boxer |
| 18 | June 17 | Windsor, Essex, Leamington, Point Pelee National Park, Pelee, St. Thomas, London | Christine Nesbitt–speed skater Damian Warner–athlete |
| 19 | June 18 | London, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Tavistock, Stratford, Waterloo, Kitchener | Mandy Bujold–boxer Sean Ferguson–coach |
| 20 | June 19 | Kitchener, Cambridge, Brantford, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, Burlington | J. R. Fitzpatrick–NASCAR driver Mark Oldershaw–canoer |
| 21 | June 20 | Welland, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie, Niagara Falls | Jessica McDonald–wrestler |
| 22 | June 21 | Winona, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, Hamilton | Nick Bontis–soccer player, coach, executive Sue Palmer-Komar–cyclist |
| 23 | June 22 | Hamilton, CFB Winnipeg, The Forks, Winnipeg, Winnipeg (Last three in Manitoba) | Melanie Booth–soccer player Jon Montgomery Darnell Nurse–hockey player |
| 24 | June 23 | Milton, Oakville, Brampton | Steve Bauer–cyclist Travis Gerrits–freestyle skier |
| 25 | June 24 | Brampton, Kleinburg, Woodbridge, Vaughan, Thornhill, Richmond Hill | Andi Petrillo-broadcaster Elvis Stojko–figure skater |
| 26 | June 25 | Richmond Hill, Aurora, King, Newmarket | Trish Stratus–professional wrestler |
| 27 | June 26 | Newmarket, Sharon, Holland Landing, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Keswick, Mount Albert, Whitchurch–Stouffville | Karen Cockburn–trampolinist |
| 28 | June 27 | Markham, Unionville, Thornhill, Markham | – |
| 29 | June 28 | Montreal (in Quebec) | Alexandre Bilodeau–freestyle skier |
| 30 | June 29 | CFB Petawawa, Ontario | – |
| 31 | June 30 | Gatineau (in Quebec), Ottawa | Arlene Dickinson–author |
| 32 | July 1 | Kanata, Barrhaven | – |
| 33 | July 2 | Orleans, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Rideau Canal, Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque, Fort Henry, Kingston | Brooke Henderson–golfer |
| 34 | July 3 | Calgary (in Alberta), CFB Kingston, Kingston, Odessa, Napanee, Deseronto, Tyendinaga First Nation, Belleville | Kyle Shewfelt–gymnast |
| 35 | July 4 | CFB Trenton, Trenton, Brighton, Colborne, Cobourg, Toronto (south) | – |
| 36 | July 5 | Toronto (east) | Dwayne De Rosario–soccer player Wayne Simmonds–hockey player |
| 37 | July 6 | Toronto (east and west) | Patrick Chan–figure skater Jamaal Magloire–basketball player |
| 38 | July 7 | Toronto (west and north) | – |
| 39 | July 8 | Toronto (north and central) | Jim Cuddy–singer Eva Avila–singer |
| 40 | July 9 | Toronto (central and south) | – |
| 41 | July 10 | Toronto (central and south) + arrival at opening ceremony | – |