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October 10, 2007:
Dear
OVTA Members:
- 2008
Membership Renewals & Travel
Guide Advertising
- OVTA
Annual General Meeting - October
25
- Request
for Photos
- 2007
Travel Guides & Road Maps
- Revised
GST Rebate Program - Update
from NOTO
- Small
Business Week - October 15-17
- Bridges
to Better Business Retail Summit
- October 24
2008
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS & TRAVEL
GUIDE ADVERTISING
Members
are reminded to submit their signed
membership renewal and advertising
contracts in order to be included
in the 2008 travel guide and road
map.
Renewal
and advertising contracts should
be faxed to the OVTA office at 613.735.2492.
All advertising information (artwork,
ad copy, photos, etc.) should be
e-mailed to Melissa at mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
as soon as possible.
Please
be advised that Arlene Jamieson,
of Custom Printers in Renfrew, will
be contacting members as a reminder
to return signed contracts and submit
advertising information as soon
as possible.
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OVTA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Members
are reminded that the Annual General
Meeting will be held on Thursday,
October 25, 2007 at 6:00 pm. The
meeting will be held in the Pine
Boardroom of the County of Renfrew
Admin building, located at 9 International
Drive in Pembroke. Refreshments
will be served.
The
AGM is your opportunity to let your
voice be heard - Stand for election
to the Board of Directors or nominate
a fellow member and be part of the
OVTA's future! To nominate yourself
or a member, please complete and
return the attached nomination form.
RSVP
your attendance by e-mail to Melissa
at mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
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REQUEST
FOR PHOTOS
Send
us your pictures! The OVTA is in
search of new photos for use in
the 2008 travel guide and future
promotional pieces.
Members
should e-mail their high-quality
resolution photos to Melissa at
mjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
or drop them off at the OVTA office.
Photo credit will be provided and
all photos submitted are subject
to use by the OVTA.
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2007
TRAVEL GUIDES & ROAD MAPS
As
the end of 2007 draws near, so does
the OVTA's in-house supply of travel
guides and road maps. The OVTA is
in search of any leftover boxes
of guides and maps for distribution
at the fall trade shows and for
visitor inquiries.
Any
members with a leftover supply of
guides or maps are asked to contact
Melissa at mjohnston@countyofrenrfrew.on.ca to
make return arrangements. (Unopened
boxes only please!)
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REVISED
GST REBATE PROGRAM - UPDATE FROM
NOTO
The
NOTO Border Issues Committee continues
to meet and to investigate the issues
affecting our industry surrounding
the US/Canadian border crossing.
The
committee is currently reviewing
the possibility of developing and
printing a brochure that will include
concise and accurate information
about border crossing procedures
to assist potential guests with
criminal records. It is the intent
of this committee that this brochure
will be distributed at sport shows,
through tourism organizations, and
to the guests directly through individual
tourism operations. NWOTA, KDCA
and NOTO will be distributors of
these brochures and the information
will also be made available on web
sites.
The
committee will also be requesting
the support of the Federal Government
in providing CBSA and CIC agents
to help staff a booth with tourism
industry representatives at a number
of US sport shows to assist us in
bringing accurate information to
potential travellers to Canada.
In
the committee's effort to gather
accurate and complete information,
it will be reviewing current methods
being used to gather data and assist
in spreading the message and standardizing
a form that can be used in all parts
of the province.
We
encourage all operators to have
their guests report any positive
or negative situations they encounter
as they cross our border. It is
important that we need to verify
how they were treated and what the
precise issue was.
We
would like to thank those of you
who provided comment on our last
notice and would like to encourage
any operators to provide feedback
directly to the Committee through
the NOTO office via email at laurie@noto.net,
or by fax at 705-472-0621.
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SMALL
BUSINESS WEEK
Small
Business Week is almost here! Being
held at the Best Western in Pembroke
from October 15-17, Small Business
Week is offering 35 seminars throughout
three days.
The
cost to attend Small Business Week
is $25/person or 5 for $100 (in
advance) or $35 (at the door) and
the number of seminars you can attend
is unlimited!
For
more information, including a complete
outline of each seminar and where
to buy tickets, visit www.downtownpembroke.com
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BRIDGES
TO BETTER BUSINESS
Enterprise
Renfrew County is hosting a Bridges
to Better Business - Retail &
Main Street Summit on Wednesday,
October 24 at the Best Western in
Renfrew.
OVTA
members are being offered a 2 for
1 registration for $15, which includes
networking opportunities, keynote
speakers, panel discussions and
lunch.
For
more information or to register,
visit www.enterpriserenfrewcounty.com
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
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