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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program

2021 Chatham-Kent (Round 2) “Spark" Program Winners:

Bria Atkins, The Crappie Store
TOURISM IDEA: Riverside Cabins on the Sydenham
Mentor: Jacques Dailloux (Co-Owner, Wolf Den Nature Retreat - Algonquin Highlands)

Kelsey Nydam, Downtown Wallaceburg BIA
TOURISM IDEA: Downtown Wallaceburg Kayak Experience
Mentor: Anne-Marie Forcier (Co-Owner, Rideau Tours - Eastern Ontario; Owner, Amplitude Tourism Consulting; former Executive Director for the Rideau Heritage Route Tourism Association) 
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Paul & Sara Spence, The Culinary Farm
TOURISM IDEA: On Farm Wood Fired Kitchen, Dinners, Workshops
Mentor: Daniel MacKinnon (Co-Owner & Brewmaster, MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. -  Kingston region)

Each will receive $3000, mentorship, and additional partner support to help them take their tourism initiatives to the next level. 

Virtual Pitch Session March 2021

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

See our 2020 Chatham-Kent "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.