Excerpt from Global News By Richard Zussman The province is providing $50 million in grants to help B.C.’s largest tourist attractions and tour bus companies
Author: Chris Clarke
Executive Director and Administrator for the Canadian Association of Amusement Operators
CNE, other Toronto summer festivals, cancelled for 2nd year in a row
Excerpt from CityNews May 14, 2021 BY PATRICIA D’CUNHA AND NEWS STAFF For the second year in a row, some of Toronto’s iconic summer festivals,
Amusement ride operators struggle with income loss amid event cancellations
Excerpt from Global News – May 12, 2021 Andrew Gidaro, Director of the Canadian Association of Amusement Operators, talks about the income loss and uncertainty
PNE cancels in-person fair for 2021, citing COVID concerns
Excerpt from KATYA SLEPIAN – May. 5, 2021 Restrictions have made planning too difficult, organizers say The 100-year-old PNE will not be running an in-person
Ontario: Waterparks hope to open this summer, but need the province’s OK
Excerpt from CBC News Kate Bueckert With hot summer days approaching, Ontario waterpark operators are hoping people will be able to get their adrenaline pumping
Ontario: Over 18 will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by end of May
Excerpt from CTV News Katherine DeClerq – Multi-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto TORONTO — The Ontario government will be allowing anyone aged 55 and over
To open for 2021 or not? P.E.I. tourism businesses struggle to decide
Excerpt from CBC News – by Sara Fraser Even as the Atlantic bubble is scheduled to bring down barriers among East Coast provinces in a little
US News: New York State Fair will happen in 2021: ‘The Fair must go on’
Excerpt from Syracuse.com by Chris Baker Geddes, N.Y. — Yes, there will be a New York State Fair in 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Are amusement parks safe now? What you should know to lower the risk
Excerpt from CNN.com by Kristen Rogers Coronavirus spreads through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying the virus, virus accumulated in or flowing through the air or
Budget 2021: A Liberal Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland today released the federal government’s 2021 Budget in the House of Commons. Titled A Recovery Plan for Jobs,