WINDSOR, ONT. As the stay-at-home order in Ontario extends another two weeks to at least the beginning of June, the prospect of salvaging a summer tourism season in Windsor-Essex is daunting but doable, according to tourism industry insiders. “We hope for better days ahead, but you have to plan for those better days ahead so those days ahead are more hopeful,” says Gordon Orr, the CEO of Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island. He says the tourism body has been talking to industry stakeholders about how to achieve some of its summer programming. Orr says plans are in place, but it’s all on hold until restrictions are loosened.
Author of the article: Rachel Morgan
Publishing date: Mar 16, 2021 • 4 days ago • 2 minute read • Via Italia Heritage Mural artist Dave DERKZ Derkatz, right, and Joe Busico admire Derkatz s work in Via Italia Community Gardens Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Earlier, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island launched Nonna s Shopping List digital passport, providing both locals and visitors with the opportunity to explore cuisine, retail, culture and history in Windsor s Little Italy district. This partnership program offers 16 businesses or attractions to visit and get access to VIP savings and prizes. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
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A new digital passport program will help people explore the culture of Windsor’s Little Italy.
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WINDSOR An umbrella group for auto parts makers, one of Southwestern Ontario’s largest employers, is reaching out to the White House amid concerns about a “vaccination gap” developing between the U.S. and Canada that could hurt cross-border trade.
The move by the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) is the latest appeal by some Canadians, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, to U.S. authorities to help ease a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines on this side of the border that’s not expected to get better until late February or March.
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