Tourism Region to Proceed

The provincial government is moving forward with plans to create one large tourism marketing organization for all of northwestern Ontario.

The new group will be responsible for marketing an area stretching from Sault Ste. Marie and the Manitoba border.

That job is now being done by a number of small regional groups, including Ontario Sunset Country in this area.

The Province says it will help the industry transition to the new tourism regions by providing 25-million dollars in each of the next two years, along with 40 million in ongoing annual funding announced previously.