Twinning Agreement signed
between County Monaghan, Ireland
and
City of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
An historic signing of a Twinning Agreement between County Monaghan, Ireland
and the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada took place during the 1998 Miramichi Irish Festival.
The agreement states:
The City of Miramichi and County Monaghan wish to intensify their ties
by promoting exchanges between the citizen of each jurisdiction such as through group visits and cultural exchange.
Each jurisdiction will indicate the twinning agreement in any or all promotional
materials published for tourism, cultural, social and economic purposes.
A joint project (exhibition, fair, etc) will be organized alternatively
in each jurisdiction on a yearly basis. The name of the project, or project is to be determined jointly by the authorities
of both the City of Miramichi and County Monaghan after consultations with their citizens.
Particular emphasis will be paid to developing economic ties between the
business communities of the City of Miramichi and County Monaghan through economic fairs and the like.
The City of Miramichi and County Monaghan, with appropriate education institutions
or partners will develop a joint web site promoting exchanges between their citizens and promoting their twinning agreement.
Authorities from both jurisdictions meet alternatively in County Monaghan
and the City of Miramichi every year to discuss matters related to the present twinning agreement and projects to be undertaken.
Middle Island Irish Historical Park Inc., a commission of the City
of Miramichi, was established to promote the rich Irish heritage connected with Middle Island, and to develop a theme and
memorial park.
When completed, Middle Island Irish Historical Park will server as the
focal point for Irish Culture in Eastern North America. It will contribute to the preservation and advancement of the Irish
culture by combining both Old World Irish traditions and New World traditions that are derived from Irish roots.
A genealogy centre will be the main focus of the park with a hands-on computerised
archive. The centre will be interlinked with other major centres worldwide.
