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SPECIAL EDITION NORTHERN ONTARIO
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program 


How Would You Re-Imagine or Expand Your Tourism Business?


2021 Northern Ontario (Special Edition) “Spark" Program Winners:


Matthew Larivee, Foxfire Heritage Farm (Northeastern Ontario)
TOURISM IDEA: Yurt Accommodations, Picnic Area Expansion, Info Signage
Mentor: Tommy DeVos (General Manager, Long Point Eco Adventures)

Erica Hogan, Hogan's Homestead (Algoma/Central)
TOURISM IDEA: Sweetest Destination
Mentor: Dwayne McMulkin (Marketing Director, Canada's Wonderland; Board member, Central Counties Tourism)

Bridget Taylor, Tall Pines Camp (Northwest Ontario)
TOURISM IDEA: Women's Retreats
Mentor: Susan Crane (Owner, Lochaven Wilderness Lodge - French River)

Each will receive $3000, mentorship, and an in-kind bundle of support services from Tourism Excellence North valued at up to $9,500 to help them take their tourism initiatives to the next level. 
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​Virtual Pitch Session April 2021

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We respectfully acknowledge that our home base in Windsor Essex 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 this by collaborating with Indigenous-led organizations and businesses to support the advancement of Indigenous tourism in those regions and across Canada.​
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