Today, on behalf of the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, announced an investment of over $3.7 million through the Tourism Growth Program (TGP) for 27 organizations in Eastern Ontario to draw new visitors to the region through expanded offerings.
| Recipient Name | Project | Funding Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Ontario Tourism | ||
1000 Islands History Museum |
Create and implement digital tourism applications for the shoulder seasons at the Gananoque-based museum. |
$175,000 |
The 4th Line Theatre Company of Peterborough (o/a 4th Line Theatre Company) |
Improve the theatre's summer season productions and extend shoulder season programming in Millbrook. |
$175,000 |
Ahoy Rentals |
Expand a rental fleet of hybrid bikes and e-bikes in Kingston. |
$10,500 |
The Canadian Canoe Museum |
Develop new and expand existing experiential cultural and recreational activities at the newly opened Canadian Canoe Museum location in Peterborough. |
$200,000 |
The County Cooperage |
Create an accessible tourism centre and tasting area at the Cherry Valley-based cooperage. |
$200,000 |
Fort Treehouse Company Inc. |
Increase glamping accommodations in Haliburton. |
$200,000 |
Friends of Bon Echo Park |
Refurbish a boat dock and increase accessibility to a walking trail at Bon Echo Provincial Park's Clifftop Trail in North Frontenac. |
$180,000 |
Great Lakes Museum |
Restore the 1907 S.S. Keewatin steamship in Kingston enabling it to offer guided tours. |
$250,000 |
The Grove Theatre |
Increase the number of musical theatre productions in Fenelon Falls. |
$200,000 |
Haliburton Sculpture Forest |
Enhance the outdoor sculpture garden, trails and exhibitions in Haliburton. |
$65,000 |
Kingston & Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries & Historic Sites |
Enhance and grow the annual March of Museums festival. |
$120,000 |
Municipality of Mississippi Mills |
Develop and implement a tourism marketing strategy to help increase the number of visitors. |
$20,000 |
Municipality of Tweed |
Undertake a rural tourism campaign to help increase the number of visitors. |
$80,000 |
Ontario's Highlands Tourism Organization |
Create new leisure and adventure travel routes and guides in Ontario's Highlands. |
$250,000 |
Ontario's Highlands Tourism Organization |
Promote the network of trail systems in rural areas of Renfrew County. |
$78,235 |
Prescott-Russell Community Development Corporation |
Develop and implement a tourism strategy to help grow the number of visitors to the region. |
$200,000 |
Quinte Museum of Natural History |
Enhance exhibition programming at the Quinte Region Natural History Museum. |
$200,000 |
Railway Museum Of Eastern Ontario |
Convert a railway locomotive into a STEM-based interpretive attraction in Smiths Falls. |
$150,000 |
Region 9 Regional Tourism Organization |
Create and implement a tourism research plan in southeastern Ontario. |
$250,000 |
Reset |
Create a marketing campaign to attract diverse visitors to active outdoor experiences in Palmer Rapids. |
$80,000 |
Trent Hills and District Chamber of Commerce |
Implement the Trent Hills Tourism Development Plan to help grow the number of visitors to the area. |
$55,000 |
Tweed & Company Theatre |
Complete improvements at the Marble Arts Centre in Tweed. |
$90,000 |
| Indigenous Tourism in Eastern Ontario | ||
Ginawaydaganuc Village |
Develop a five-year strategic tourism plan and Indigenous Tourism Curriculum in Almonte. |
$239,172 |
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte |
Deliver a historical interpretive concert series in Deseronto, themed with the four seasons. |
$30,500 |
Moonlight on the Bay |
Enhance overnight lodgings and increase amenities at Moonlight on the Bay, located in Tyendinaga. |
$82,979 |
Poptronic |
Create and enhance Virtual Reality promotion of Indigenous and rural tourism experiences in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. |
$9,727 |
WBFIT Indigenous Center |
Undertake renovations and increase experiential programming at the WBFIT Indigenous Center in Balderson. |
$200,000 |
