Tourism

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.

When it comes to the question of where visitors to the North of Superior region come from, it is a demographic that is split 50/50, says North of Superior Tourism Association (NOSTA) executive director Bruce Fallen.

The federal Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is providing funding of $60,900 to a northwestern Ontario First Nation community for the exploration of tourism business opportunities.

The federal Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is providing funding of $60,900 to a northwestern Ontario First Nation community for the exploration of tourism business opportunities.

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.

By IAN ROSS Ecotourism operators in northeastern Ontario are balking at paying government licensing fees that classify them as registered travel agents under new provincial consumer protection laws.

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 TIMMINS - The tourism industry in Timmins is going to benefit more from a new sense of co-operation than competition in Northern Ontario.

By ANDREW WAREING It really takes an outside perspective to appreciate the changes that have happened in Parry Sound, says Parry Sound Mayor Ted Knight. “You hear people in town say that nothing seems to happen in Parry Sound,” he says.

By ANDREW WAREING Fort Frances businesses are hoping to get a bigger piece of a very large tourism pie.