Excerpt from CBC.ca The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage “open for summer” plan, a strategy tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers that could
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B.C. lays out restart plan including a return to normal by September
British Columbia officials on Tuesday unveiled a four-step plan to ease pandemic restrictions, with indoor restaurant dining and small social gatherings back on right away.
Calgary Stampede ready to ride under Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions
Excerpt from THE CANADIAN PRESS by JEFF MCINTOSH The Calgary Stampede has not yet secured a permit for its cheery kickoff parade. It will not
B.C. gives support to certain tourism attractions, but won’t bail out PNE
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
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
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,
Federal budget delivers for Ottawa’s tourism, public service sectors
Excerpt from CBC News Joanne Chianello The Liberal government’s massive spending budget unveiled Monday tackles everything from child care to climate change to affordable housing,
Federal budget brings $1.5 billion support for hard-hit tourism and travel sectors
Excerpt from Financial Post by Stefanie Marotta The pandemic-battered travel and tourism industries will receive about $1.5 billion in targeted support from the federal budget
Fairs, festivals and sporting events across Canada try to ‘salvage something’ as they face second summer of pandemic
Excerpt from the Globe and Mail by MADALYN HOWITT PUBLISHED APRIL 19, 2021 When organizers at the renowned Spruce Meadows show jumping venue in Calgary