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Promoting Tourism in Prince Edward County
Readers Write: On the Sir John A statue, the SWANA Festival, and the virtues of debate versus discussion
The Chamber of Commerce wants to bolster local business in the face of national economic challenges
Visit the County has awarded $27,000 in Community Partnership grants to support 15 shoulder season events across the County
Not every drowning victim will be saved on beaches with lifeguards. But in every case lifeguards will start search-and-save efforts sooner. While a frantic parent is trying to tell a 911 dispatcher where they are, a team lead will have already relayed that information — first responders are already on the scene.
Council seeks some imaginative ways to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting in County coffers
Regent Theatre to anchor Picton Main from 10am to 10pm every day, all summer long
“Seasonal appeal,” says Visit the County's Executive Director, “means all four seasons.”
The Community Services, Programs and Initiatives department has, together with the County Arts Council and The County Foundation, devised a plan to direct a portion of the municipality’s tourism revenues to fostering the arts. The plan makes perfect sense. Our arts organizations not only make this a flourishing, vibrant and utterly unique place to live, but draw great quantities of high-spending visitors.
Fledgling tourist organization focuses on local initiatives — and gets the word out
The past couple of weeks have seen a conjunction of events one step away from connecting. It’s as though the planets are aligning.
Annual Presentation from Visit the County shifts the lens to the local initiatives that animate County life — and draw local visitors
My favourite editorial this past year was about the history of tourism in the County. We called it, fancifully, “This Pleasured Isle, this Green and Storied Place,” (Aug. 10, 2023). We were trying to give a sense of summers long past. I asked Chris if we could do a Part II — more steamboats, more stories of picknicking in the grass, maybe some parasols. “There isn’t any more,” he said. “After the steamboats, it’s all about the cars.”
The County is seeing fewer visitors, but those that come enjoy longer stays, and spend more money. A lot more. The shifts point to a County that is cultivating a well-heeled, and loyal clientele.
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