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March 30, 2007:
Dear
OVTA Members,
Important
information for this week:
- 13th
Annual Rural Ramble - April
27
- Visitor
Centre Brochure Distribution
- May 1
- Recent
Data from Statistics Canada
- Upcoming
Tourism Events
13th
ANNUAL RURAL RAMBLE - APRIL 27
The
13th Annual Rural Ramble - A Celebration
of Rural Living - is scheduled for
September 29 & 30, 2007. This
traditional self-guided driving
tour takes visitors through the
various agricultural and rural operations
of our scenic Ottawa Valley countryside.
Last year, over 2000 visitors of
all ages enjoyed a weekend of discovery,
while touring the various sites
and experiencing rural living first-hand.
The
Rural Ramble offers the perfect
opportunity to maximize awareness
of your business or to educate the
public about your industry. Share
your knowledge with generations
to come. The Ramble is a great way
to show your Valley price and celebrate
rural living!
In
an effort to revitalize the Ramble,
encourage more businesses to become
involved and attract more visitors,
the event is taking a new direction
this year. For the first time, sites
will be grouped into the following
experiential categories: Agricultural;
Attractions; Eateries; Galleries
& Artist Studios; and Specialty
Shops.
Site
applications are now being accepted
and the deadline to register is
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007. The cost
to be a site on the Ramble is $150
(+ GST). Organizations interested
in participating as a site should
contact Melissa Johnston, OVTA Communications
Coordinator, at 613.732.4364, ext.
459 or mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca.
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VISITOR
CENTRE BROCHURE DISTRIBUTION - MAY
1
Members
interested in having their brochures
distributed to the 10 visitor centres
located throughout Renfrew County
are requested to send 1000 brochures
to the OVTA office by TUESDAY, MAY
1, 2007.
NEW
for 2007, there will be a $25 charge
for distributing brochures to the
visitor centres.
Brochures
should be sent to the attention
of Melissa Johnston, Ottawa Valley
Tourist Association, 9 International
Drive, Pembroke, ON, K8A 6W5.
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RECENT
DATA FROM STATISTICS CANADA
Statistics
Canada recently released the following
tourism results:
Travel
between Canada and other countries,
January 2007 (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070320/d070320b.htm)Tourism
Satellite Account: Human Resources
Model Update, 1997 to 2005 (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070320/d070320c.htm)National
Tourism Indicators, Fourth Quarter
2006 and Annual 2006 (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070329/d070329a.htm)
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UPCOMING
TOURISM EVENTS
Artists
and Artisans Conference - April
26, 2007 - Cobden
Enterprise
Renfrew County, in partnership with
the Ontario Ministry of Culture
and Renfrew County Community Futures
Development Corporation, is hosting
a one-day workshop for artists and
artisans at the Oaks of Cobden Golf
Course, in Cobden.
Session
topics include: successful selling
(in-store and online); funding opportunities;
insurance responsibilities and retail
sales tax.
The
cost to attend is $20 and includes
an information package and lunch.
For more information or to register,
visit: http://www.enterpriserenfrewcounty.com/seminars_artistsandartisans.html.
Blackfly
BBQ Bash - June 7, 2007 - Chutes
Coulonge/Esprit Rafting, Pontiac
County
Mark
your calendars - the OVTA's annual
member summer kick-off event - the
Blackfly BBQ Bash - is set for THURSDAY,
JUNE 7, 2007.
For
the first time ever, the event will
be hosted by OVTA members from Pontiac
County! Further details about the
event will be available in the coming
weeks.
Do
you have an event or news item that
you would like the membership to
know about? Send your article to
Melissa Johnston, OVTA Communications
Coordinator, at mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca.
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Melissa
Johnston
Tourism Communications
Coordinator
Ottawa Valley Tourist
Association
9 International Drive
Pembroke,
Ontario K8A 6W5
613.732.4364
1.800.757.6580,
ext. 459
mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
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