Media Advisory - Governor General of Canada to hold youth dialogue on the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce on February 11 at Vancouver Public Library

VANCOUVER , Feb. 10 /CNW/ - On the eve of the official Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada , will meet with over 500 young leaders to mark the Games through a high-energy discussion, entitled the GG's 2010 Olympic Truce Youth Dialogue: Promoting Mutual Understanding.

The dialogue will focus on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce and how peace, mutual understanding, inclusion and co-operation can be used in communities to resolve many of the common challenges faced by society today.

The Youth Dialogue will also be webcast at http://bcelc.insinc.com/sharingthedream/youthdialogue/ on February 11 , as part of the British Columbia Ministry of Education's Sharing the Dream webcast series. The webcast will also be available at http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=1335.

    
    What:

    GG's 2010 Olympic Truce Youth Dialogue: Promoting Mutual Understanding

    When:

    9:00 am to 11:30 am
    Thursday, February 11, 2010

    Where:
    Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch
    350 West Georgia Street
    Vancouver, BC

    Who:

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of
     Canada
    John Furlong, VANOC CEO
    Vancouver 2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering participants
    Olympic athletes
    

For further information: Media Contacts: VANOC Media Relations, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]; For information about the Governor General's Youth Dialogue, please contact: Marie-Ève Létourneau, Rideau Hall Press Office, [phone], [phone] (cell), [email protected]