Boosting Tourism in Northewestern Ontario

The Ministry of Tourism is currently reviewing eight projects that could boost tourism in Northwestern Ontario.

Paul Pepe, a member of the transition team for the new Northern Ontario Tourism Zone, said a variety of initiatives were received.

"Not just marketing, but things like product development and training," Pepe said. "The industry needs training, needs customer service training, needs web marketing training. So there will be dollars allocated to those sort of initiatives."

Other projects include a big-game hunting proposal, motorcycle tours and marketing strategies into Manitoba and the northern U.S.