AKWESASNE, CORNWALL & SDG COUNTIES
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program

2021 Akwesasne, Cornwall & SDG Counties “Spark" Program Winners:

Karonhianonha Francis, Native North American Travelling College 
TOURISM IDEA: Visitor WOW Moments at Gift Shop/Visitor Info Centre
Mentor: Kelly Johnston (Manager, Ontario Travel Information Services, Destination Ontario)

Jean-Yves Lemoine, Cornwall Community Museum 
TOURISM IDEA: Historical Walking, Bicycling & Virtual Tours
Mentor: Tracie Taylor Labonté (Marketing & Communications Officer, Ottawa Museum Network) 

Evodie & Jonathan Smith, Paperboat Farms 
TOURISM IDEA:  Farm-to-Table Culinary Experiences & Events
Mentor: Billy Alexander (Director of Programs, Culinary Tourism Alliance; world-renowned and globally trained Indigenous chef)

Each will receive $3000, mentorship, and additional partner support to help them get started with their new tourism ideas. 

Virtual Pitch Session December 2021

Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates on their progress.

See our 2020 Cornwall & SDG Counties "Spark" winners.
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​Learn more about the Tourism Innovation Lab

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​- Home Base - 
Tourism Innovation Lab
c/o University of Windsor - EPICentre
​2455 Wyandotte St W, Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3B3
​​​info@tourisminnovation.ca
1-844-455-0325 toll-free / 416-712-8819

​We respectfully acknowledge that our home base at the University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples. We will honour that by collaborating with Indigenous-led organizations and businesses to support the advancement of Indigenous tourism in the region and across Canada.