Attention all Oshawa and Durham Region residents/community groups/businesses interested in HERITAGE, SPORT, TOURISM & CULTURE: please check out the Reconnecting Ontarians Action Plan for Economic and Social recovery through Ontario’s Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries!
This 'white paper' is a must read for those wanting to know what new initiatives the Province is considering to put Ontario on the map as a 'global destination of choice' with strategic and targeted investments in tourism, music, arts, film and television, book and magazine publishing, museums and galleries, and sport and recreation activities. The goal is to "protect and support these sectors as they rebuild, transform and invest in opportunities in their local communities", which will "lead to long-term economic and social recovery for all of Ontario".
You are invited to send your feedback & SHARE YOUR IDEAS to help develop a clear roadmap for the recovery of these sectors. As Minister Lisa McLeod message states: since last March when the pandemic hit "Ontario’s heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries were among the first and hardest hit. They’re expected to take the longest to recover."
"These are 'high-touch' sectors that depend on gatherings of people. Live musicians and theatre companies, arts and cultural festivals, all depend on audiences and the participation of large crowds.
Sport leagues and organizations need spectators and require close contact between competitors. Tourism operations require visitors from beyond our borders. Airlines and boat tours need to fill the majority of their seats, bringing passengers in close proximity for prolonged periods of time. Customers of hotel, meeting and event venues or restaurants and heritage sites need to feel confident that they can safely gather in a common location."
Here is a link to the Action Plan, and below are copies of the 15 Some Action Plan Items described for your feedback to start the conversation http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/Reconnecting_Ontarians.pdf
This 'white paper' is a must read for those wanting to know what new initiatives the Province is considering to put Ontario on the map as a 'global destination of choice' with strategic and targeted investments in tourism, music, arts, film and television, book and magazine publishing, museums and galleries, and sport and recreation activities. The goal is to "protect and support these sectors as they rebuild, transform and invest in opportunities in their local communities", which will "lead to long-term economic and social recovery for all of Ontario".
You are invited to send your feedback & SHARE YOUR IDEAS to help develop a clear roadmap for the recovery of these sectors. As Minister Lisa McLeod message states: since last March when the pandemic hit "Ontario’s heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries were among the first and hardest hit. They’re expected to take the longest to recover."
"These are 'high-touch' sectors that depend on gatherings of people. Live musicians and theatre companies, arts and cultural festivals, all depend on audiences and the participation of large crowds.
Sport leagues and organizations need spectators and require close contact between competitors. Tourism operations require visitors from beyond our borders. Airlines and boat tours need to fill the majority of their seats, bringing passengers in close proximity for prolonged periods of time. Customers of hotel, meeting and event venues or restaurants and heritage sites need to feel confident that they can safely gather in a common location."
Here is a link to the Action Plan, and below are copies of the 15 Some Action Plan Items described for your feedback to start the conversation http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/Reconnecting_Ontarians.pdf