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July 21, 2008:
Dear
OVTA members:
This
week's tourism news from the OVTA:
- Welcome
New OVTA Member
- NRCC
Tariff No. 5: Use of Music to
Accompany Live Events
- Wind
Power & Windmill Development
- Upcoming
Tourism Events
WELCOME
NEW OVTA MEMBER
Township
of Admaston/Bromley
Centrally
located in the Ottawa Valley, the
Township of Admaston/Bromley is
a progressive area with a strong
sense of community and family, geared
for growth. www.admastonbromley.com
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NRCC
TARIFF NO. 5: USE OF MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY
LIVE EVENTS
Festivals
& Events Ontario recently became
aware that the Neighbouring Rights
Collective of Canada (NRCC) had
filed with the Copyright Board of
Canada a new tariff (No. 5 - Use
of Music to Accompany Live Events)
that would significantly negatively
impact festivals and events in Ontario.
Specifically,
Tariff No. 5, if approved by the
Copyright Board of Canada, would
implement a levy of 5% of gross
receipts (ie: the total amount received
for admission to an event and would
include ticket sales, admission
fees, and cover charges), payable
monthly, on any festival and/or
event organization that plays recorded
background music at a live event.
If approved by the Copyright Board
of Canada, this levy would be made
retroactive to January 1, 2008.
Festivals
& Events Ontario has drafted
a template letter and background
information document that you may
wish to send to your local federal
MP to represent your interests and
how this proposed tariff will affect
your on this major potential national
issue. Both documents can be modified
to better suit your local, individual
needs as required.
For
more information about the proposed
new tariff and how it could affect
your festival or event, click
here.
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WIND
POWER & WINDMILL DEVELOPMENT
SkyPower
Corp. is proposing the development
of 4 individual 9MW Wind Power Projects
in Renfrew and South Algonquin Counties
in response to the Ontario Power
Authority's (OPA) Renewable Energy
Standard Offer Program (RESOP).
The
locations of the proposed Wind Power
Projects are as follows:
Wilno
- 6 turbines (1.5 MW capacity each)
9 MW total capacity. Project connected
to the local distribution grid.
North of Hwy 60 on privately-owned
land.
Foymount
- 6 turbines (1.5 MW capacity each)
9 MW total capacity. Project connected
to the local distribution grid.
Located on Raddatz Road, just South-East
of Foymount, on privately-owned
land.
Killaloe
- 6 turbines (1.5 MW capacity each)
9 MW total capacity. Project connected
to the local distribution grid.
Located on the south side of Rochefort
Road, 8km south-west of Killaloe,
on privately-owned land.
Madawaska
- 6 turbines (1.5 MW capacity each)
9 MW total capacity. Project connected
to the local distribution grid.
Located 8km south-west of the Township
of Madawaska on privately-owned
land.
Wind
projects require rigorous approvals.
These include community consultation
and several municipal and environmental
processes. As an example, under
the environmental assessment process,
each individual turbine location
must meet provincial and federal
requirements in relation to its
auditory and visual impacts on all
nearby residents.
Environmental
Screening Reports (ESR) are in process.
These ESRs include findings from
the assessments and recommendations
on how to mitigate potential adverse
effects. Upon completion, the ESRs
are submitted to government agencies
and the public for review. All interested
parties are given 30 days to review
the ESRs and make comments. ESRs
will be posted on the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Registry (CEAR) and will
be made available locally to the
public.
Numerous
public meetings and advertising
campaigns have been held throughout
the region in an effort to provide
more information about the proposed
projects, including potential negative/positive
impacts, including impacts to the
tourism industry.
For
more information about the proposed
projects, visit:
SkyPower
- www.skypower.com
Canadian
Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
- http://www.canwea.ca/index_e.php
Other
web sites which may be of interest
include:
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UPCOMING
TOURISM EVENTS
July
20-27: Old Home Week, Renfrew (www.renfrew150.ca)
July
24-27: Palmer Rapids Twin Music
Festival, Madawaska River, Palmer
Rapids (www.palmerrapids.ca)
August
1-3: Summerfest, Deep River (www.summerfest.ca)
August
3: 150th Anniversary of Canadian
Kashub Culture, Wilno Heritage Park,
Wilno (www.wilno.org)
August
3: Family Fun Day, Chutes Coulonge
(www.chutescoulonge.qc.ca)
August
3-7: Pembroke Waterfront Festival
- 180 Years of Settlement: From
Roots to Rock, Pembroke Waterfront
(www.pembrokefestivals.com)
August
8-10: Arnprior Fair, Arnprior Fairgrounds
August
15-18: Pikwakanagan Traditional
Pow Wow, Pikwakanagan, Golden Lake
(www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com)
Do
you have an event or news item you
like the membership to know about?
Send your information to Melissa
at mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
Melissa
Johnston
Tourism Communications
Ottawa
Valley Tourist Association
9
International Drive
Pembroke,
Ontario K8A 6W5
613-732-4364
/ 800-757-6580 ext. 459
mwhite@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
www.ottawavalley.org
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