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Buncrana hosts Canadian Ambassador 26.01.12

Fourth Annual Laurentic Conference and wreath-laying ceremony

BUNCRANA will play host to the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Loyola Hearn, this weekend for the fourth annual Laurentic Conference and wreath-laying ceremony.
The conference will take place at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel tomorrow, Friday, January 27, followed on Saturday by the laying of wreaths in memory of the several hundred sailors who died when the SS Laurentic struck two mines off Lough Swilly in 1917.
This year's seminar will explore the theme: ‘Historical and Cultural Tourism in the North West and Engaging our Canadian Diaspora Tourism”.
The event, organised by the Ulster Canada Initiative, is fast emerging as one of the North West's key business and cultural forums. Mr Hearn will be among the seminar speakers who will also include Shona McCarthy, CEO of Culture Company 2013, Mary Bunting and Margaret Stanley, joint secretaries of the North South Ministerial Council, Dr Brendan O’Keefe, University of Limerick, Uel Hoey, route manager at Belfast International Airport and Claire Bradshaw, head of sales and marketing at the Titanic Centre.
Buncrana Mayor, Cllr Nicholas Crossan pictured with Canadian Ambassador, Loyola Hearn, centre, and Donnie McNeill, chairman of the Ulster Canada Initiative.
Ulster Canada Initiative chairman, Don McNeill, said the conference would explore new opportunities between the North West and Canada.
"The main mandate will be to focus on ways to make new connections and identify business and tourism opportunities and cultural links across the Atlantic."
Conference attendance is €50 including lunch. Registration is at 8.30am and the event will run from 9am-5pm. All funds raised from the event will go towards the Ulster Newfoundland Initiative's peace and reconciliation programme.
Meanwhile, the wreath-laying ceremony will will take place on Saturday, January 28 at 2pm in St Mura's Church of Ireland graveyard in Fahan and at 3pm at Cockhill Cemetery, Buncrana. Everyone is welcome. For bookings and further information contact j.odonnell@visitinishowen.com  or phone 074 9362600.
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