7 TOURISM GROUPS RECEIVE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FEDNOR GRANTS

PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Today’s United Nations World Tourism Day sees FedNor announcing investments of $9,654,641 to grow northern Ontario’s tourism sector including several in Parry Sound and Muskoka.

Funding has been made available through both the Tourism Relief Fund and FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program.

These investments will support 74 tourism projects in municipalities and Indigenous communities across the region, and support the creation and maintaining of over 280 jobs.

  • Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre $500,000

The Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre is receiving $500,000 to expand its facilities and create new exhibits.

  • Regional Tourism Organization 12 Parry Sound / Muskoka (RTO12) $175,000

RTO12 is receiving FedNor funding of $175,000 through the NODP to develop and implement a series of strategies to help tourism businesses bounce back and thrive post pandemic.

  • Clear Lake Village Resort $100,000

Clear Lake Village Resort will receive $100,000 to create an outdoor rink with artificial ice surface.

  • Terrawoods on Muskoka Shores $100,000

Terrawoods on Muskoka Shores is receiving $100,000 to establish six new glamping units, a spa with hot tubs and a massive floating water park at the beach.

  • In Inn Holding Inc. $100,000

In Inn Holding Inc. is receiving $100,000 to develop a tourism experience that uses augmented reality, storytelling and geocaching to guide visitors through historic Bracebridge and the 150 year-old Inn at the Falls.

  • Lake of Bays Marine Museum and Navigation Society $90,754

Lake of Bays Marine Museum and Navigation Society is receiving $90,754 through the NODP to refurbish and upgrade the SS Bigwin tour ship.

  • Algonquin Outfitters $24,883

Algonquin Outfitters is receiving $24,883 to enhance cultural tourism by creating a space for Algonquin people to reconnect with ancestral practices through a hands-on birch bark canoe build.