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​MIDDLESEX COUNTY
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program



​2022 Middlesex County “Spark" Program Winners:

Tina Gokstorp, GF Farms
TOURISM IDEA: 
Develop farm for ecotourism by adding off-grid bunkies and future zip line
Mentor: Kat McNichol, Owner, Dreamers Writing Farm

John Mark & Cheryl Charlton, Jireh Hills Family Homestead
TOURISM IDEA:  Farm and Forest Revival farm visit program
Mentors: Debbie Nightingale & Shain Jaffe, Co-Owners, Haute Goat Farm

Chris Traczuk, Rusty Wrench Brewing Co.​
TOURISM IDEA: Brewery Tours and Experiences
Mentor: Jen Desjardins-Grondin, Co-Owner, GL Heritage Brewing Company


Each will receive $3000, mentorship and additional partner support to help them take their tourism initiatives to the next level.
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Virtual Pitch Session December 2022

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


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​Western Canada Home Base
Tourism Innovation Lab
c/o The Common

38016 Cleveland Ave, Squamish, BC V8B 0A1
info@tourisminnovation.ca
1-844-455-0325 x 2 (toll-free)


We respectfully acknowledge that our home base in Squamish sits on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples: Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. 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.
​Central Canada Home Base 
Tourism Innovation Lab
c/o University of Windsor -
 EPICentre
​2455 Wyandotte St W, Windsor, ON N9B 3B3
​​​info@tourisminnovation.ca

1-844-455-0325 x 1 (toll-free)

We respectfully acknowledge that our home base in Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which is comprised of 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.
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