Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A taste of the Olympics

REPULSE BAY - Michael Putulik returned home to a hero's welcome in Repulse Bay this past week after taking part in the Olympic Torch Relay.

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Michael Putulik, centre, brings the torch he carried in the Olympic Torch Relay for a visit with students at Tusarvik School in Repulse Bay this past week. - photo courtesy of Michael Putulik

One aboriginal person from each province and territory were selected to take part in the event.

Putulik, 23, acted as both a torchbearer and a flame attendant during the relay.

He said the flame attendant takes care of the mother flame, which is the actual Olympic flame that came to Canada from Greece for the 2010 Games.