DATE: October 3, 2018 (1st Wednesday in October) PLACE: Evergreen Lodge on Eagle Lake (Mal Tygesson - Host) TIME: 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. AGENDA: 9:00 - Coffee & Conversation until 9:30 9:30 - Planning "Hour" for the Spring 2019 Annual KDCA Meeting 1. Agenda for spring meeting (May 3, 2019) - open discussion 2. Update on Spring "DO" - Shannon Doudiet 11:00 - Progress Report on Signs - Steve [...]
At the KDCA Spring 2018 meeting, a motion was passed to change the Annual Meeting to the Spring Meeting, allowing elections to take place when the turnout is greatest. Here are the new Executive Members: President: Harald Lohn, Kabeelo Lodge Vice-President: Erik Lohn, Kabeelo Lodge Treasurer: Steve Hartle, Big Hook Wilderness Camps Directors: Jacqui Haukeness, Rugby Lake Lodge; John Fahlgren, Sydney Lake Lodge; Gord Bastable, Vermilion Bay Lodge; Mal Tygesson, [...]
Advocating for Tourism in Northwestern Ontario In 2017, KDCA has set out an ambitious agenda to help Tourism and the local economy. This year KDCA will be lobbying issues such as bear management, bait fish regulation, LUP restrictions, carbon tax expenses, septic systems, moose tag reductions, deer herd management, and “Tourism Matters” marketing. Just to name a few issues facing our Tourism Industry. In 2016 KDCA spent a large sum [...]
Tourists staying at fishing lodges have a significant impact on the Northwestern Ontario economy! By Gerry Cariou | Executive Director, Ontario's Sunset Country Travel Association Tourism is a major economic sector in Northwest Ontario and it's about time that the Government and the public started to appreciate tourism more for the jobs it creates, the impact it has on other, non-tourism sectors through tourist spending and tourism business [...]
NOTO is working hard to change some of the new rules related to the reinstated Ontario Spring Bear Hunt By Laurie Marcil | Executive Director, NOTO Over the summer months NOTO has been very active on the industry’s behalf on a number of issues including Bear hunt allocations and new regulations, forestry, border crossing concerns, septic system approvals, TSSA concerns, wildlife management strategies and so much more. We [...]
