From bees to cheese and boating to bus tours, 55 tourism businesses in the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell region have received funding to help them recover from the pandemic and prepare for future growth.
Once a year, the team at Ottawa Tourism gathers at president and CEO Michael Crockatt’s home for their "family barbecue".
“Everyone brings their children, their partners, their spouses,” says Roslyn Smith, director of Governance and People. Two staff members are currently on parental leave, and “they both came with their newborn babies that were three, four weeks old.”
Once a year, the team at Ottawa Tourism gathers at president and CEO Michael Crockatt’s home for their "family barbecue".
“Everyone brings their children, their partners, their spouses,” says Roslyn Smith, director of Governance and People. Two staff members are currently on parental leave, and “they both came with their newborn babies that were three, four weeks old.”
There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Hyatt Place Ottawa West – and not just because the new hotel has a rooftop hive that accommodates 50,000 to 70,000 bees.
Ottawa Tourism is so keen to welcome visitors back to the nation’s capital this year that it’s even willing to foot the bill. Well, at least part of it.