​SIMCOE COUNTY
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program

2022 Simcoe County “Spark" Program Winners:

Alexandra McLaughlin, Art by Alex 
TOURISM IDEA: Come Paint With Me Experiences
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Dodds (Professor at Ryerson University and Director of Sustaining Tourism)

Svetlana Lazareva, Lavender Fox
TOURISM IDEA: Year-Round Nature Retreats
Mentor: Elsii Faria (Artist, Entrepreneur and Consultant, Co-Owner/Director at The Hive Centre and Stay)

Tyneisha Thomas
TOURISM IDEA: Simcoe County Poetry Concerts
Mentor: Dionne Bishop (Founder and CEO of Events by Dionne)
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Each will receive $3000, mentorship, and additional partner support to help them take their tourism initiatives to the next level. 

Virtual Pitch Session June 2022

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

See past winners of the "Spark" Program in Ontario

​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.