Tourism

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Northwestern Ontario can be considered to be a panacea for weekend warriors looking for that ultimate wilderness experience.

Spurred by meetings with Northern private and public leaders, northwestern communities are concentrating on increasing tourism numbers by using branding tools and developing kiosk areas where visitors can obtain Ontario tourist information.

By COLLEEN KLEVEN Callander Bay - In the business world, few events are as highly anticipated as the corporate retreat.

Abitibi-Consolidated's Fort William Woodlands Division has added 800,000 hectares of forested land under certification.

By IAN ROSS Tourism operators in the North Bay-Highway 11 corridor should stop bickering over logos and find ways to build on the region's strengths in recreational tourism, according to a Toronto consultant.

By ANDREW WAREING When Jennifer East is looking for who her competitors are in the world of kayaking and adventure tourism, she is not just looking down the street. The fact is, that lodge down the road might actually be an ally.

By ANDREW WAREING For years, Aboriginal tourism operators had a simple product to offer - fishing. U.

Anyone who has traveled through Northern Ontario is awestruck by the rugged beauty of Lake Superior country with its glacially formed lakes and towering landforms. name="valign" top > Lake Superior at Pays Plat.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE There is a certain pride that comes with taking control of one's destiny, and Shane Jourdain and Chief Chuck McPherson's chest fills when one of their own people escort them through the new 18-hole par-72 championship golf course t

By ANDREW WAREING For many tourism operators in Timiskaming, 2003 started on a sour note and many in the industry claim business has just continued downhill from there.