Snowmobile Tourism Gets 3 Million Dollar Boost

SooNews Wire for SooNews.ca
Monday, April 14, 2008, 5:58PM

On behalf of Peter Fonseca, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, announced $3 million of funding to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs.

Brown has promoted snowmobiling as a recreational and tourism pursuit throughout Algoma-Manitoulin by hosting his SNO (Snowmobiling in Northern Ontario) Tour for seven years. “I invite all Members of Provincial Parliament to accompany me on my snowmobile tour to familiarize themselves with the recreational opportunities and the great beauty in the North,” said Brown.

Snowmobiling contributes $1.2 billion annually to Ontario’s economy, and brings jobs and economic benefits to communities.

“Thanks to the support of the Ontario government, we can step up our campaign to draw more people to Ontario’s peerless network of snowmobile trails as well as provide safe, well-maintained trails for all to enjoy,” said the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs’ executive director Paul Shaughnessy.

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