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CBC News Ottawa Thousands cheer Olympic torch on Parliament Hill News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpCharlottetown Change City1c Mostly CloudyTomorrow11c A few flurries 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 Thousands cheer Olympic torch on Parliament HillOttawa mayor sorry for Englishonly celebrationLast Updated Saturday December 12 2009 920 PM ET CBC News Torchbearer Senator Romeo Dallaire right hands off the Olympic flame to Jonathan MacDonald 17 of Nepean Ont at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Saturday (Sean KilpatrickCanadian Press) A cheering flagwaving crowd of 15000 people including Prime Minister Stephen Harper gathered Saturday night on Parliament Hill to welcome the Olympic torch to the nations capital and turn on 350000 Christmas lightsHarper told the crowd that next year is going to be a nationdefining year for this great country Canada Two months from today the eyes of the world will turn to Canada as we host the 2010 Winter Olympic GamesAlso among the dignitaries on hand was BC Premier Gordon Campbell who said the crossCanada torch relay is energizing all Canadians behind the GamesThat torch is a golden thread that pulls our country together and unites us behind our commitment to our athletesFormer hockey star Joe Juneau who won an Olympic hockey medal in the 1992 Games in Albertville France carried the torch onto the Hill the flames latest stop in a 45000kilometre journeyThe torch crossed over the Alexandra Bridge from Gatineau Que shortly after noon ET It arrived at Rideau Hall the residence of Gov Gen Michalle Jean around 1 pm carried up the steps by Liberal Senator and retired general Romeo DallaireFor Canada Dallaire said the torch relay is a great sign of serenity and unity in a country that has learned how to get along despite linguistic and ethnic tensions he told The Canadian PressThe flame continued to Ottawa City Hall where hundreds of people were gatheredBells rang and Canadian flags fluttered amid a cheering crowd as University of Ottawa student Melissa Brunet 19 walked up a red carpet and lit a cauldron She was chosen as the citys official cauldron lighter after being named Ottawas 2009 citizen of the year for her community volunteer workOttawas official cauldron lighter Melissa Brunet 19 was named the citys 2009 citizen of the year for her community volunteer work (CBC) I am so proud Mayor Larry OBrien said as the flame continued through Ottawa toward Parliament Hill Its just one of those moments that...