SASKATOON The federal government has announced that starting August 9, fully vaccinated Americans will be able to enter Canada without needing to quarantine. That’s welcome news to outfitter Barry Prall, who co-owns Tazin Lake Lodge and Trails End Outfitters, where nearly 100 per cent of business comes from south of the border. “Hopefully everybody wants to come up … I think a lot of guys are nervous or feel that the Canadians don t want them to come, he said. “But a lot of these guys that come year after year after year they just can t wait to come back up here.”
The announcement is seen as a positive one by Randy Goulden, Executive Director of Tourism Yorkton. “The Yorkton area is well known for the developed tourism opportunities in outfitting and ecotourism,” she told Yorkton This Week. “Tourism expenditures have dropped significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief measures announced will be a welcome assistance to the challenges the outfitting and ecotourism industry are facing.” The interim measures are similar to 2020-21. Provincial assistance includes: Forsaking outfitting licence fees for those who do not operate in 2021; Allowing outfitters to retain the right to a licence in 2022, as well as maintaining the ability to advertise for the 2022 season;
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