Schwarzenegger to carry torch in Stanley Park

VANCOUVER — VANOC CEO John Furlong announced Monday that Arnold Schwarzenegger and some other well-known torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame throughout the final days of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.

Joining Schwarzenegger will be Canadian astronaut Julie Payette, singer Jann Arden, former Vancouver Canuck Richard Brodeur, singer Michael Buble, former British Olympian Sebastian Coe, Terry Fox's father Rolly, Wayne Gretzky's father Walter, B.C. rugby legend Gareth Rees, Canucks alumnus Stan Smyl and B.C. Lions great Lui Passaglia.