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Cultural Training Webinar: Introduction to Michi Saagig Curve Lake

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Virtual Cultural Training with Curve Lake First Nation  RTO8 is thrilled to partner with Curve Lake First Nation and the Curve Lake Cultural Centre to host a free virtual cultural training session tailored for tourism partners in the Kawarthas Northumberland region!  Dates & Availability: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 (Only 4 spots left!)10:00 AM – 11:30 … Read more

PETERBOROUGH JOINS TRENT-SEVERN TRAIL TOWN TOURISM PROGRAM

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The City of Peterborough becomes the 10th community to join tourism-boosting program along the historic Trent-Severn Waterway For Immediate Release                    May 8th, 2024 (Peterborough, Ontario) – Peterborough has officially joined the Trent-Severn Trail Town program, a regional initiative designed to encourage tourism in the communities along … Read more

2023 Tourism Development Fund – Applications Now Open

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News ReleaseFor Immediate Release The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is pleased to announce the launch of the Tourism Development Fund 2023 program. The fund supports projects that encourage the development of innovative new tourism products, support tourism investment or build the capacity of Ontario’s tourism industry to foster new tourism investments. Formerly known … Read more

RTO8 announces support for tourism recovery in Kawarthas Northumberland

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RTO8 delivers $2.8-million for 37 businesses, through the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund, to attract visitors and support future growth For Immediate Release October 5th, 2022,  Hastings, Ontario Today, Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) announced support for 37 tourism businesses and organizations in Kawarthas Northumberland to recover from the pandemic and prepare for future … Read more

NEW VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE IN HASTINGS AIMS TO KICKSTART TOURIST SEASON

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For Immediate Release                    May 26, 2022 (Hastings, Ontario) – Through the support of the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, RTO8 is pleased to open Ontario’s first-ever Regional Tourism Organization (RTO) operated Visitor Information Centre. Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) held the official soft opening of the Kawarthas Northumberland Visitor Information Centre, located … Read more

FedDev Ontario / RTO8 Tourism Relief Fund

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News ReleaseFor Immediate Release Government of Canada supports Kawarthas Norhumberland through the Tourism Relief Fund Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) to deliver $3 million in federal funding to support tourism businesses in Kawarthas Northumberland May 02, 2022 Hastings, Ontario Tourism is essential to the vitality of small businesses and communities in Kawarthas Northumblerland, with millions of … Read more

External Job Posting

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Position Title: Student Travel Counsellor Location: Onsite at 9 Bridge St. N., Hastings, ON Type of Employment: Full Time Contract Duration: May 9th to August 14th, 2022 (possibility of extension) Hours of Work: 35 hours a week, including weekends Salary: $15/hr Job Posting Date: April 1st, 2022      Closing Date: April 22nd, 2022 About RTO8:Regional Tourism … Read more

TIAO Industry Newsletter – January 5th, 2017

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Celebrate Ontario’s 150th Anniversary in 2017 (Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport)
Ontario is marking the occasion in a meaningful way by investing in initiatives and events that will leave a lasting legacy for people across the province.  Highlights include:

  • Winter Week, a celebration of 100 years of hockey in Toronto at various City of Toronto rinks (January 3-8)
  • National Canada Film Day 150, which will be the world’s largest  one-day film festival ever hosted, featuring free screenings of Canadian movies across the province (April 19, 2017)
  • Lieutenant Governor’s Visionaries Prize, youth fora to share ideas on building a brighter, stronger Ontario (September 13-October 3)
  • Invictus Games, an international multi-sport event for wounded soldiers (September 23-30)
  • EDIT – the Expo for Design Innovation + Technology, a 10-day international design festival that will explore how design and innovation can address global issues (September 28-October 8)

Read the full newsletter here.