Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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B. Rationale:
the Rick Hansen Foundation will be
an in Motion World Tour, which includes
e Man in Motion World Tour' The tour
s Newfoundland and will travel 12'000
kilometres to Vancouver and will feature thousands of relay participants'
2. vernon has been invited to become an "End of Day community". for the region
which invotves ðrgánizing a celebration to bring out the community to welcome the
relay parti.iprnir] ifre a'pproximate date of thó arrival of the relay and celebration
in Vernon is late March, 2012. The celebration can be as large or as small as the
Day communities are also encouraged
the RelaY's arrival.
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D.
Attachments:
L Letter from Rick Hansen, President & cEo, The Rick Hansen Foundation'
Strateqic Plan Obiectives:
Vernon is recognized by residents and visitors as a "Liveabre and safe community".
E.
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F. Relevant Historv:
Council at its November 22nd,2010 Regular Meeting adopted the following resolution:
THAT Council refers the letter dat
Hansen, President & CEO, The
AnniversarY RelaY - Request to
CommunitY in MaY 2012 to staff fo
to how this event could occur in Vernon'
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