TORONTO -- Canadian chef de mission Mark Tewksbury had a moment of a lifetime when he won gold in the backstroke at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona. Reaching the pinnacle of his sport was a crowning moment from his stellar swimming career but it paled in comparison to serving with the national Olympic team at the 2012 Games. "I can say it was undoubtedly the best experience of my life," Tewksbury said of his time in London. "I thought winning an Olympic gold medal would be a major highlight but this just trumped it tenfold." Tewksburys voice was hoarse from hooting and hollering at the Olympic Heroes Parade through the citys downtown core Friday. It was one last chance for the team members to put on their 2012 Olympic garb and celebrate their achievements in front of thousands of adoring fans on a warm, overcast afternoon. Some of the biggest cheers were for trampoline star Rosie MacLennan, who was in constant demand for pictures and autographs. "Its still really surreal," she said of her gold-medal win. "I dont know that itll ever fully hit me." Marching bands were mixed in with the floats during the parade, which lasted about an hour before finishing outside Air Canada Centre. About 200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes were on hand for the celebration. Members of the bronze medal-winning womens soccer team were also a crowd favourite. "Theres some touching moments," said goalie Karina LeBlanc. "Going by on the float and seeing little girls crying and freaking out. It makes us cry. Its one of those things where youre like, Is this real life? "From block to block to block, a lineup of people just cheering, theyre in their offices, theyre banging on the windows. Its incredible." Athletes were feted at the House of Commons on Wednesday and visited schools and hospitals in the Ottawa and Toronto regions this week. Several big-name athletes were in attendance Friday including cyclist Clara Hughes, kayaker Adam van Koeverden, triathlete Simon Whitfield and diver Alex Despatie. "Today was so beautiful," said Hughes, a six-time Olympian. "Today is my last day as a current Olympian so its really such a special thing to receive so many thank-yous from Canadians here in the streets of Toronto. "Thousands of Canadians came to say thank-you and wave their flags and to be able to say thank-you back meant the world to me." Canada won one gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals to finish 13th in the overall standings with 18 medals. Tewksbury was beaming as he talked about the teams performance in London. As chef de mission, he was the Canadian teams representative and spokesman at the Games. The Calgary native had a long list of duties but still made it out to several events to support the athletes. "It challenged me in every possible level -- as a leader, as a mentor, as somebody to be cheering for the team," Tewksbury said. "It was just so special to be in this exhilarating environment and we feel it even coming back together as a team. Theres an energy that this group had. "We broke down the silos, we united as one team and it was an honour to be a part of the leadership to help make that happen." Tewksbury added that since his focus was completely on the team, he had to turn down several requests -- including an invitation to have lunch with the Queen in the Olympic Village. "I just was like, Sorry, thats going to take me away from being at a sport that I need to be at so please send somebody else," he said. Instead, Tewksbury said he went to see the Canadian womens soccer team play South Africa. He said his trip out to Coventry to watch the game was well worth it. "Wouldnt have traded it for the world," he said. The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fames Class of 2012 was to be officially inducted later Friday. The Hall is welcoming Olympic champions Beckie Scott (cross-country skiing), Daniel Igali (wrestling) and Jean-Luc Brassard (freestyle skiing). The 2010 mens hockey team and 2006 womens hockey team will be inducted in the team category at the evening ceremony. Synchronized swimming coach Julie Sauve will be inducted in the builders category along with freestyle ski pioneer Sarah Burke, who will be posthumously enshrined for her trailblazing work in the sport. Former COC president Michael Chambers will receive the Canadian Olympic Order, recognizing his contributions to the Olympic movement in Canada. Notes: Toronto-based bank Forbes & Manhattan presented a $40,000 cheque to the Canadian mens Olympic relay team Friday. The athletes plan to use the funds in preparation for next years world championships and the Rio Games in 2016. 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The good news for Toronto is it has won its last three against the Stampeders, including both contests last year. Calgary opened the year with an impressive 38-10 home victory over the Montreal Alouettes last weekend but is just 2-3 in its last five games at Rogers Centre. Ray and the Argos are coming off a disappointing 19-15 road loss to Edmonton, which spoiled Rays return to Alberta seven months after the Eskimos dealt him to Toronto after nine seasons. Ray was 29-of-39 passing for 298 yards and a touchdown in his Toronto debut, but has yet to look totally in sync with new head coach Scott Milanovichs offence. But Ray said its important the Argos find their offensive mojo at home. "Thats kind of what we havent been able to establish is that rhythm and consistency we wanted so far," he said. "Weve done a lot of good things but weve also done a lot of bad things. "We really havent gone out there and just played a really good, solid game to where we can go out there and be aggressive and do the things we want to do on a consistent basis. For us, its trying to find that consistency." And for Milanovich, that means getting off to a good start offensively. "We certainly would like to start faster, thats something we work on every single week," he said. "We have the first 15 plays that we do as a staff and Ricky is included in that, just to try and get him comfortable. "It didnt happen last week even though he had a first down on his first play but obviously wed like to start faster and I think its just a process were going to have to work through right now." Toronto certainly didnt help itself against Edmonton with 18 penalties for 118 yards. Those mistakes, Milanovich said, overshadowed many of the good things the Argos did against the Eskimos. "Despite the penalties, the were so many things that were good," he said. "There are flashes of them being aggressive yet still playing smart. "We just need a more consistent effort throughout a game that way. The teams that are good find a way to be able to be aggressive, to go after people and still be disciplined in what theyre doing schematically. Absolutely I think its an attainable goal." Milanovich said while playing well at Rogers Centre is important, the Argos cant be consumed by making the homer opener a must-win affair. "Certainly we need to win games at home, thats kind of the history of football everyone talks about that you need to hold serve at home," Milanovich said. "B.C. (the Grey Cup champion) was a great example of that last year, they started 0-5. "Were not going to worry too much about that stuff. We concentrate week to week, were locked in on the Stampeders and are going to go out there and give them everything weve got.dddddddddddd" While Ray will play just his second game in an Argos uniform, he should be very familiar with the Stampeders after spending nearly a decade with arch-rival Edmonton. However, Ray said Calgarys defence, under defensive co-ordinator Rick Campbell, is much different than it was last year under present Argos defensive co-ordinator Chris Jones. "When Chris was there they were a very pressure-oriented defence, a lot of zero coverage and press man-to-man, getting up into your face and challenging you," Ray said. "With Rick, what weve seen on film, he mixes it up pretty well, playing some man and some zone and different types of each one. "It makes you guess a little bit more back there as a quarterback." Jones spent four seasons as Calgarys defensive co-ordinator — the last two also as the CFL clubs assistant player-personnel director — before abruptly leaving for Toronto. The Argos were fined $5,000 by the CFL for not asking the Stampeders permission to speak with Jones before announcing his appointment as their defensive co-ordinator, assistant head coach and assistant GM. Campbell, meanwhile, is in his second coaching stint with Calgary — in 2010 he coached the teams running backs — but first as the clubs defensive co-ordinator. Like Ray, Campbell has spent the bulk of his CFL coaching career in Edmonton (10 seasons), holding down a variety of positions during that time. "I was in Edmonton for a while when Rick was there and he was doing some different things than hes doing now," Ray said. "I dont know how much I can carry over." Milanovich had nothing but praise for the effort Calgarys defence showed against Montreal, the team he spent five seasons with as an assistant coach with before coming to Toronto. "They did not make mistakes, they did not get out of gaps, their linebackers can really run, their DBs were in the right spots and when they had to cover man-to-man they did a nice job," Milanovich said. "There were a couple of chances that Montreal had for big plays and werent able to take advantage of them. "Its going to be one of those games. We need to be able to run the football better than we did a week ago and when we have opportunities to make big plays and have our shots down the field we need to be able to make them. Calgarys Drew Tate, beginning his first full season as the starter, completed 25-of-35 passes for 299 yards and a TD against Montreal, but also surrendered two interceptions. Veteran Nik Lewis was the busiest Stampeders receiver with 12 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Tailback Jon Cornish, a native of New Westminster, B.C., was the CFLs Canadian player of the week after rushing for 86 yards and two TDs on 18 carries while adding three catches for 28 yards. "Hes very good," Milanovich said of Cornish. "Hes a downhill runner who runs through arm tackles and hes got speed when he gets the corner. "I think hes the total package." ' ' '