The Grand River Country Tourism Alliance, which includes Wellington North, has won a prestigious tourism marketing award.
Representatives of the alliance picked up a prestigious EDCO Tourism Marketing award at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario Awards banquet on Feb. 4 in Toronto.
The award is for the “Trails Take Flight” brochure and micro-website project, completed last spring. The website has a downloadable brochure, maps and detailed information on 20 of the best birding and hiking trails in communities throughout the Grand River watershed.
Partners in Grand River Country besides Wellington North are Elora Fergus Tourism, Guelph Wellington Tourism, Woolwich Township, St. Jacobs Country, County of Brant Tourism, Brantford Tourism, Six Nations Tourism, Haldimand Tourism, and the Grand River Conservation Authority.
The “Trails Take Flight” project was partially funded through a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion. Trail and birding research was done in partnership with the Guelph Field Naturalists Club, with brochure and website design by Grand River Conservation Authority.
The “Trails Take Flight” brochures are available from local Tourism Information Offices, the GRCA in Cambridge – or can be found on the “Trails” section of the Grand River Country website at HYPERLINK "https://webmail.metroland.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ca7a3e94dcc44c65942c85d758f2fa89&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.grandrivercountry.com%2ftrails"www.grandrivercountry.com/trails