Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The day was overcast and cloudy but the sunny dispositions of the athletes and supporters of the Ontario Provincial…
OPP Torch Run lights up for Special Olympics athletes was last modified: June 24th, 2026 by

Amelia Robert and Special Olympics athletes Kayla Marwick and Marc Maurice, from the left, hold the 2026 OPP Torch Run banner just before the run began from the McDonald’s Restaurant parking lot headed to New Liskeard Public School on June 11. This year the Temiskaming Torch Run raised a record-setting amount of $3,492.30 supporting local Special Olympics athletes. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)