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CBC News Ottawa Sens Fisher carries torch in capital region News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City8c Tomorrow0c Snow and blowing snow CanadaHome World Canada BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Manitoba Thunder Bay Sudbury Windsor Toronto Ottawa Montreal NB PEI NS NL North Politics Health Arts & Entertainment Music Film Television Books Media Art & Design Theatre Technology & Science Money Consumer Life Diversions Weather Your Voice LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Sens Fisher carries torch in capital regionLast Updated Friday December 11 2009 944 PM ET Comments14Recommend22CBC News Ottawa Senators forward Mike Fisher carried the flame to place de la Cit in Gatineau Que (CBC)Ottawa Senators forward Mike Fisher carried the Olympic flame down Boulevard de Carrefour in Gatineau Que on FridayIt was pretty cool Fisher said after completing his 300metre jog along a street lined with dozens of spectators I was proud to be a CanadianAt Place de la Cit where hundreds of people were gathered Fisher passed the flame to Jean Labont a Paralympic veteran medallist and captain of Canadas national sledge hockey team Labont lit the celebration cauldron as it will be lit for the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in VancouverFisher was only the second NHL player to carry the torch Sidney Crosby carried it in HalifaxFisher said he hopes he will make the cut with Team Canada and be able to compete at the Vancouver Olympics in FebruaryThat would be a dream come trueLabont is already slated to head to Vancouver which will mark the fourth time he has competed in the Paralympic Games He was part of the Canadian team when it won gold in Torino in 2006 and silver in Nagano in 1998The flame travelled from Montreal to Hawkesbury Ont earlier in the day then crossed the Ottawa River making stops in several Quebec communitiesThe flame will cross back over the river into Ottawa on Saturday at around noon It will make its way around downtown stopping at City Hall and Parliament Hill where Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane will be among the musical entertainers Some roads will be closed for the celebrations which is expected to cause traffic delays of 20 minutes on some downtown streetsPolice will implement rolling road closures along the torch relay routeThe Olympic torch event on Parliament Hill on Saturday will close Wellington Street between Elgin and OConnor streets from 3 pm to 10 pm and between Bank and Elgin streets from 5 pm to 10 pmParking will also be restricted on some areas of Metcalfe and OConnor streetsThis story is now closed to commentingNote The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted Please note that comments are published according to our submission guidelinesLICENSE EMAIL PRINT ...