Peterborough & the Kawarthas 
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program

CITY OF PETERBOROUGH

Polina Ratnichkina 
TOURISM IDEA: Camp Rentique
Mentor: Kelly Johnston, Manager of Ontario Travel Information Services

Lukas Farley
TOURISM IDEA: Buskers Festival
Mentor: Tiffany Arcari, Business Development, Media & Member Relations for the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce 

Kassy Scott
TOURISM IDEA: Rare Escape
Mentor: Barrie Martin, Founder of Yours Outdoors

COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH

Sarah Heydon
TOURISM IDEA: Bunkie Resort
Mentor: Kat McNichol, owner of Dreamers Writing Farm

Jeremy Poulin
TOURISM IDEA: Red Mill Maple Syrup
Mentor: Cheryl Haskett, Co-Founder of Udderly Ridiculous

Robyn Ivory Pierson
TOURISM IDEA: Indigenously Infused
Mentor: Denise Atkinson, Founder of Tea Horse

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

Virtual Pitch Sessions July 2022

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

See other past winners of the "Spark" Program in Ontario​
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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 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.