Presented by

SURREY / WHITE ROCK
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“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program

Surrey / White Rock “Spark" Winners

Emily Hinrichs, EM ILY Industries
TOURISM IDEA: Indigenous Themed Environmentally Friendly & Inclusive Playground
Mentor: Mickella Sjoquist, Landscape Architect, City of Surrey

Kris Cu, Kris Cu Nature Photography
TOURISM IDEA: Wildlife Photography Tours 
Mentor: Chris Wheeler, Chris Wheeler Media

Lise Hines, Chew On This Tasty Tours
TOURISM IDEA: With the Chef
Mentor: Michelle Ng, Vancouver Foodie Tours & Granville Island Delivery

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

​Learn more about the Tourism Innovation Lab

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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.