Orkney’s historical links with Canada are to be strengthened with a major event on the island.

Preparations are under way for the Orkney Homecoming 2007.

Organisers hope it will be even more successful than the original event in 1999 when around 250 Canadians went to Orkney to learn about their roots.

The Orkney Homecoming 2007 will run from 16 to 22 May. It will tie in with Highland 2007, a year of events to celebrate and promote Highland culture.

Cameron Taylor, chief executive of Orkney Tourist Board during the 1999 Homecoming and now chairman of Orkney Homecoming 2007, said: “The first Homecoming in 1999 was an amazing and emotional experience for all involved.

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