Tag: Tourism
Cuyahoga Valley National Park celebrates 50 years of environmental stewardship
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is turning 50, and celebrating the milestone by highlighting decades of expansion, development and environmental preservation.
In September, the park kicked off hikes, happy hours and scavenger hunts — events that will continue through the end of 2025 — to showcase how far Northeast Ohio’s national park has come since its founding in 1974.
Brews News: Ten thoughts to close out the year
It’s time to raise a pint to the year that was and 10 thoughts from the craft beer world in 2024.
Ingersoll braces for population boom, with an eye on protecting its core
Officials are launching a plan to revitalize Ingersoll’s downtown district as they aim to draw in more businesses and visitors.
Hotel proposed for property east of mall in Owen Sound
A new 120-room hotel is being proposed for the east side of Owen Sound. The City of Owen Sound has received a zoning bylaw amendment application from Heritage Mall Limited Partnership to permit the development of the hotel at 1750 16th St. E., which is located on the northeast area of the mall property east of […]
Owen Sound mayor highlights 2024 accomplishments
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy says the city has made some huge decisions in 2024, including important deals with its neighbouring municipalities, new services for its own ratepayers and renewed agreements with its community partners. Boddy gave his year-end update during the city’s last regular council meeting on Monday (Dec. 16), where he outlined dozens […]
Residents relieved as politicians vote to keep operating rural trailer park
Residents of a municipally run seasonal trailer park are breathing a temporary sigh of relief after politicians in their rural Elgin County community voted to keep operating it â at least for now.
U.K. men who came to Southwestern Ontario for âcrime tourismâ deported
A Sarnia judge had a farewell message for a pair of U.K. men who, apparently unsuccessfully, tried scamming several local homeowners out of money with fraudulent cleaning and repair jobs while on a vacation in Canada. âGo home,â Justice Paul Kowalyshyn said Thursday in a Sarnia courtroom. âDonât let the door of the plane hit you […]
Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
Should a lack of snow become its own economic disaster?
A new federal bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren’t eligible for federal loans.
Hard Rock Hotel nears opening, will push Kellogg Lane investment past $100M
Londonâs Hard Rock Hotel is in the final stage of construction, a 164-room upscale development that will push the total investment into 100 Kellogg Lane to more than $100 million.