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Premier Visits Churchill to Promote Growth in Tourism
May 26 to June 2: Tourism Week in Canada CHURCHILL— Tourism Week in Canada is a grassroots initiative to raise awareness of the economic opportunities available through travel and tourism, and Premier Brian Pallister is visiting the town today to help advance growth in this important part of the region’s economy. “There is tremendous demand […]
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Tourism in search of ‘authentic’ Indigenous experience – Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba is said to be well-positioned to respond to a rising global appetite for Indigenous experiences. The key is that international tourists want their experience to be authentic. How authentic do they want it? For example, would their quest for authenticity prompt them to visit a fly-in northern First Nation and sleep in an overcrowded […]
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MB Government: Provincial Tourism Strategy Aims to Grow Sector
April 18, 2019 The Manitoba government, Travel Manitoba and the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce have launched a new provincial tourism strategy aimed at increasing tourist expenditures to $2.2 billion by 2022, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today. “There is significant demand for the types of travel experiences Manitoba can offer, including northern […]
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Northern Manitoba’s tourism operators benefit from new federal investments
From: Western Economic Diversification Canada Government of Canada invests more than $935,000 for tourism-related projects in Churchill November 13, 2018 – Churchill, Manitoba – Western Economic Diversification Canada Northern Manitoba is home to thousands of lakes, vast boreal forest, major tracts of Laurentian Shield, and an Arctic region bordering the Hudson Bay. For many decades, […]
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Minister Joly creates the Advisory Council on Jobs and the Visitor Economy to maximize Canada’s tourism potential
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada The Council will guide Minister Joly in the development of a new federal tourism strategy November 12, 2018 – Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada’s visitor economy is a fast-growing sector that provides economic benefits and good middle-class jobs in every region of the country. That was the message delivered […]
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Media advisory: Northern Manitoba receives support for tourism
From: Western Economic Diversification Canada Churchill, Manitoba, November 9, 2018 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important event with the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, to benefit tourism in northern Manitoba. Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Time: 10:20 a.m. Location: Frontiers North 140 Kelsey Boulevard […]
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Up close and personal with Churchill’s whimsical beluga whales – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2018 By Kelly Geraldine Malone THE CANADIAN PRESS CHURCHILL, Man. _ All it takes is a quick paddle from the western shore of Hudson Bay and the smiling, curious face of a beluga whale peeks out of the water to greet kayakers floating by. The northern Manitoba community of Churchill is […]
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20th Annual Manitoba Tourism Awards Gala Set For Tomorrow Night – CHTM
A Thompsonite has the chance to take home a provincial award. The 20th annual Manitoba Tourism Awards gala is set to take place at The Met in Winnipeg tomorrow evening, and local artist Jasyn Lucas is one of the three finalists in the Indigenous Tourism category. The other two finalists in the category are the […]
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Thompson artist Jasyn Lucas flattered by Manitoba Tourism Award nomination – Thompson Citizen
July 19, 2018 To Jasyn Lucas, being nominated for a Manitoba Tourism Award in the Indigenous tourism category makes him grateful for all the support he has received since moving back to Northern Manitoba from Vancouver and pursuing art as a full-time career. “That’s pretty sweet to be recognized like that,” said the Thompson artist, […]
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Riding Mountain National Park ready for the season – Brandon Sun
Riding Mountain National Park is open for the season just in time for the May long weekend, with a slew of upcoming events. National Indigenous Peoples Day will be held June 21, and on June 23 it’s free entry day for National Indigenous Peoples weekend. On July 1, there will be an annual Canada Day […]
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