2009-04-24
07:39:40
Ontario's tourism Minister Monique Smith admits its going to be a challenging time for tourist operators in northwestern Ontario.
Some operators have already stated they won't be opening this year. Smith says the province is trying to help the industry as best it can.
"We have invested $2.3 million over the next couple of years with our northern stakeholders on the Northern Ontario Marketing Strategy," says Smith. "We're developing tools to assist in their web presence. A lot of people are moving to the web in their travel searches."
Smith says the operators should also be able to tax advantage of tax cuts to small businesses introduced earlier in the provincial budget.
