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NEWSLETTER |
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MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT |
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Thank you to Rick Caruso for filling in for me at our AGM on March 25th. Judging from the pictures on our website BLOG the evening was a great success. As reported, PECCTAC is geared up for a very busy year. Stay involved and come out to the Meet & Greets. The Board of Directors Welcomes Rick Caruso as PECCTAC’s Visitors Information Services Coordinator. The Prince Edward County Chamber of Tourism & Commerce (PECCTAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Caruso as Visitors Information Services Coordinator effective March 1, 2010. This position will entail overseeing all tourism aspects concerning PECCTAC members, the community and visitors including offering information and support to any tourism related business. “We are very excited about the Ministry of Tourism’s new regional initiatives and the opportunities it will bring to the community,” states General Manager Lawrie Ackerman. “Now, for the first time, we are able to have an individual whose wealth of experience is invaluable and who will be able to focus strictly on Visitors Information Services.” Mr. Caruso’s priority will be to jump-start initiatives set by the PECCTAC Board of Directors as well as overseeing regional opportunities to expand upon what the Chamber offers. Mr. Caruso has been a PECCTAC member since August 2002 and has volunteered many hours for the Chamber over the years. He was one of the founding members and the principal initiator of the Accommodation Association of Prince Edward County (AAPEC) that was established in August 2004. In January 2005, Rick Caruso was elected Chairman of AAPEC, a position he still maintains today, overseeing the development and marketing of the association for the past six years. As an active member of the Board of Directors since 2005, he was the Chamber’s Vice-President in 2007 and became President in 2008. Having worked closely with the General Manager over the past few years and having attended the last 3 Ontario Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meetings, Rick has a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with tourism initiatives as well as Chamber operations. As the AAPEC and Chamber representative on the Tourist Destination Alliance (TDA) since its inception, Rick has also been the co-chairman of the TDA since 2007. In addition, he not only won the “Taste the County” award for his outstanding contribution to the tourism sector for his work with AAPEC but also, along with his wife, Deborah, won the Quinte Business Achievement award for Hospitality and Tourism (small scale) for their business Caruso’s-on King B&B and Serenity Spa, both in 2007. Rick Caruso is very committed to our PECCTAC members and the community. He will ensure the needs of both our visitors and members are met. Dave |
Rick Caruso
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| PECCTAC'
AGM: WHAT A BLAST! |
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few pictures from PECCTA's 2010 AGM |
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Great Entertainment by "The Newcomers" |
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Cheryl Weaver from the Picton Gazette won the
door prize |
Wonderful dinner by the Waring House. |
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Update from the Bay of Quinte Tourist Council
What sets Bay of Quinte Tourism apart from other partnerships and organizations is the scope to which we are partnering all businesses and organizations in our region. With the common goal of attraction and retention of visitors of all types to our area, we have recognized those needs in Economic Development, Home Builders, Realtors, as well as the accommodations, restaurants, attractions, culture, arts, landmarks, and recreation sectors that make up traditional tourism. We have also done this under the banner of the Chambers of Commerce in the region, which represent over 1100 businesses in the area. By pooling our resources, we will maximize our return on investment of those marketing dollars spent promoting all stakeholders in the region. By coming together as a region, we will maximize our region’s presence in Ontario and the world stage in a reorganized provincial tourism effort. Thanks for your support. We look forward to the
coming year.
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PECCTAC participated in the stakeholder meetings for the Picton-Hallowell and Wellington Secondary Plans project. Community input will be important so community workshops will be held. Watch our eblasts for updates. The Picton-Hallowell and Wellington Secondary Plans
project now has its own web page, accessible from the County’s
Home Page at www.pecounty.on.ca or There you will find an online survey, events as
they are scheduled, and study documents as they are produced. Project Co-ordinator |
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| DATES TO REMEMBER | |
If you want to host a Meet & Greet next
year please let us know. |
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| Welcome New Members | |
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84,000 will be circulated this
year – |
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SelectOntario is a flexible and dynamic online search tool that showcases investment properties, infrastructure and location advantages and workforce skills for site selectors to help make investment decision-making faster and easier. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS), the online site has data for over 500 Ontario communities on its database and provides information on items including: available commercial real estate region-specific wage data, lists of businesses with 10 or more employees, satellite imagery up-to-date demographic information on education levels and workforce skills, and detailed overviews of Ontario’s diverse industry clusters.
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There are four main ways to search the GIS: Site Search (industrial, commercial, investment, agricultural, vacant land, and business); Community Search (name or demographic and labour force); Industry Search (NAICS or SIC code); and Skills Search (university, college, apprenticeship, and community). In other related news, the Ontario
government gave $160,000 to help communities create revamp their
municipal and regional websites, all to help attract investment
and support local businesses.
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The municipal election might be
in October but it is not too soon to plan the All Candidates Meeting.
PECCTAC along with the Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture will
co-host the up-coming all Candidates Meeting on Thursday, October
7th, 2010, 7 to 9 pm to be held at the Picton Community Hall.
If you want to send in your questions for the
candidates, please forward them to us at: THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL! |
Keep us updated on any upcoming events you might be hosting. We will post your event free of charge on the
PECCTAC Please e-mail any events to: pec@reach.net |
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New PECCTAC Website Offers Outstanding Member Opportunities |
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With the launch of PECCTAC’s new website there will be 2 distinct features: CHAMBER and TOURISM. www.thecounty.travel will focus on County tourism and www.pecchamber.com will focus on Chamber member issues. Both sites are interlinked! The new website, expected to launch in April, will include opportunities for members to increase their web presence through "company profiles". Also available will be banner ads throughout the website itself for optimum exposure. All ads will be included in a monitoring system which will track ‘hits’ and ‘visitors’. To get more information about our new website and
how to improve your on-line presence call us at 613.476 2421 |
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As of September 2009 all operators of powered watercraft used for recreational purposes within Canada require a “Pleasure Craft Operator Card”. If your business rents watercraft there are rules & regulations you must comply with. Helpful information on this matter can be found at www.boaterexam.com As many of our members rent boats and other pleasure crafts it is important for you to understand these new regulations. OPP Constable Sean Goscott has agreed to attend
the April 13th Meet & Greet to speak on the
regulations and answer any of your questions. Take this opportunity
to get the information first hand! |
Let all your fellow members know what your business is doing or special features/events that are coming up. For $50.00 you can insert a flyer/brochure into the PECCTAC newsletter. Call Jan @ 613.476.2421 for information on size and quantity. For $50.00 you can insert a 8 ½ x 11” flyer/brochure into the PECCTAC newsletter.
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