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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK ACROSS ONTARIO

Through Celebrate Ontario, the Tourism Development Fund and the Tourism Event Marketing Partnership Program,the Ministry of Tourism is investing in festivals and events across the province to give Ontarians one more reason to plan a “staycation” in Ontario this year.

 

Nov. 4-Dec. 4	Winter Magic, Toronto
November 7-21	Cayuga River Arts Festival
November 7-January 4	Niagara Falls' Winter Festival of Lights
November 14-21	Festival Coup de Coeur francophone de Hearst
November 19 -January 3	River Lights Winter Festival
November 19 -January 4	Ingersoll Festival of Lights & Santa's Festival Village
November 20	Owen Sound Festival of Northern Lights

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Vibrant images welcome international visitors
to Toronto Pearson International Airport

 

November 13, 2009 — It’s never too early to make a great first impression! International visitors coming through Toronto Pearson International Airport are getting a warm welcome and a sneak peak at Ontario’s great tourism experiences almost as soon as they step foot on Canadian soil. [Read the full news release]

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OTIC Longstanding Service Awards

 

The Honourable Monique Smith, Minister of Tourism, presented three special Longstanding Service Awards at the annual Ontario Travel Information Centres staff conference at Ottawa’s Brookstreet Resort in late October. [See more photos]

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Celebrate Ontario 2010 Kicks Off 

McGuinty Government Invites Festivals And Events To Apply For Funding

 

The deadline for applications is November 27, 2009 and full application details can be found on the Ministry of Tourism’s website at: www.ontario.ca/celebrateontario.

 

Photo courtesy of the Ottawa International Children’s Festival

 

 

 

 

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Fall 2009 Workshops

The Economic Developers Council of Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, will be conducting 10 tourism investment workshops throughout Ontario this fall. 

The sessions will be held from October 19th to December 9th and take place in Brampton, Stratford, Simcoe/Norfolk, Chatham-Kent, Thunder Bay, Sault St. Marie, North Bay, Brockville, Oshawa and Bracebridge.

The workshops led by PKF Consulting Inc. and Matthew Fischer & Assoc. Inc. will provide participants with background information on how a  community or region can identify their tourism needs, an understanding of what drives tourism investment, and the knowledge of how to work with the private sector to bring tourism investment to your community.

For more information on where you can register, please visit the EDCO website at: www.edco.on.ca