2009-04-20
06:52:56
Ontario's tourism minister says she'll consider ways of attracting more people to the province's tourist information centre in Fort Frances.
Monique Smith made the comments after touring the area Friday with Fort Frances town officials.
"We've got some work to do to better access the tourist information centre," says Smith, " and we're going to look at some creative solutions."
Mayor Roy Avis says better signage that directs people to the centre was among the ideas discussed. He says her tour of the centre gave the minister of a better understanding of the town's concerns.
"We've put forward briefs to the ministry of tourism many, many times," says Avis, "Now she's walked through it. She's seen it. Now she has a better understanding of what our problem is."
The number of visitors to the centre has been dropping in recent years.
