Tourism Discussion Group
First TUESDAY of each month @ 12pm at the LEDA Office.
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Based on Tourism BC statistics, nearly 130,000 people travel throughout northern BC annually, with approximately 25,000 tourists traveling through Burns Lake in the summer months alone. Tourism is a fast growing industry, which can be further developed and utilized to diversify the local economy. The Tourism Discussion Group has contributed to the following initiatives: |
• Downtown revitalization projects, including
replacement of banners and Village entrance
signage;
• Expansion of Communities in Bloom initiative (the
community enrolled in the program in 2007);
• Development of Nourse Community Park for the
recently approved Burns Lake Spirit Square;
• World Classified Mountain Bike trail development
and link-up points within the Village boundaries of
Burns Lake;
• Development and marketing strategies to promote
tourism in Burns Lake.
For more information about Burns Lake contact the Chamber of Commerce
@ 250-692-3773 or
http://www.burnslakechamber.ca/
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Welcome To The Tourism BC Community Tourism Foundations® Program Information for Burns Lake and the Lakes Area Burns Lake and the Lakes Area have been accepted to participate in a Community Tourism Foundations® Program one day pre-qualification workshop. Program Process: A professional facilitator works with community stakeholders to understand the challenges and opportunities the community is facing for tourism development. This session covers key areas for planning including a Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) exercise, visioning and goal setting for tourism planning. Participants from the workshop are encouraged to work with the local economic development office to review the draft report and be ambassadors for the tourism planning process. Ideally a Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) will be formed to ensure a cross-section of the tourism industry is well represented. At the conclusion of the process a Tourism Assessment Report will be produced which will summarize the key findings from the workshop and existing planning done to date. Activities to Date: Attendees of the workshop and other interested stakeholders have been asked to form a Tourism Advisory Committee. Next Steps The Tourism BC Facilitator is currently working with the Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA), Economic Development Officer, Cindy Shelford to produce the Tourism Assessment Report. The report will be posted on this web page and Northern BC Tourism will work closely with both LEDA and the Southside Economic Development Association (SEDA) to recommend Tourism BC programs that will best address the community’s needs. The community or regional district may submit an Expression of Interest to Tourism BC for the full Community Tourism Foundations program. Alternatively the community or regional district may undertake a tourism plan process independently as well. Program Information Workshop Report Research Additional Research can be found at: http://www.tourismbc.com/template.asp?id=2 and www.canadatourism.com/ NRAHTA Alaska Highway Visitor Research Study, 2005 (PDF) TAMS Canadian Visitors to BC, Campers and RVers, 2007 (PDF) UNBC RV Travellers Study, 2007 (PDF) Tourism BC Northern BC Perception/Incidence Study, 2007 (PDF) Tourism BC Prince Rupert Visitor Centre Study Findings, 2007 (PDF) Tourism BC Northern BC Regional Profile, 2007 (PDF) Resources Tourism BC Local Communications How-To Guide (PDF) Situation Analysis Resource - Tourism BC Community Tourism Foundations program (PDF)
Key Tourism Links 2010 Commerce Centre http://www.2010commercecentre.gov.bc.ca/ 2010 Legacies Now http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/ Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia http://www.aboriginalbc.com/ BC Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Guild http://www.bbcanada.com/associations/bcinnkeepers/index2.html BC Centre for Non-Profit Development http://www.bccnpd.ca/home BC Council of Tourism Associations (COTA) http://www.cotabc.com/ BC Fishing Resorts & Outfitters Association http://www.bcfroa.ca/ BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association http://www.bclca.com/ BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association http://www.bcrfa.com/Home/home/Home BC Tourism Industry Conference (TIC) http://www.bctourismindustryconference.ca/ BC Stats – Tourism Sector Monitor http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/pubs/pr_tour.asp BC Wilderness Tourism Association http://www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca/ BC and Yukon Hotel Association http://www.bcyha.com/ Canadian Tourism Commission http://www.corporate.canada.travel/en/ca/index.html Civic Info BC http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/index.asp Discover Tourism – Human Resources http://www.discovertourism.ca/page_em.aspx?_id=em_home.htm Economic Development Association of BC http://www.edabc.com/ Guide Outfitters Association of BC http://www.goabc.org/ HeliCat Canada http://www.helicatcanada.com/ Human Resources and Social Development Canada http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml Link BC (Formally BC Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation) http://linkbc.ca/main/ Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/tourism/ Northern BC Tourism http://www.northernbctourism.com/ Rural BC http://www.ruralbc.gov.bc.ca/ Rural Knowledge Cluster Tourism http://www.rockiesintelligence.com/ Small Business BC http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/index.php Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.ca/start.html Sport Fishing Institute of BC http://www.sportfishing.bc.ca/ Tourism BC http://www.tourismbc.com/ Tourism BC and 2010 Legacies Now Sport Tourism Partnership http://www.tourismbc.com/business_development.asp?id=1252 http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/sport_tourism/ Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) http://www.tiac-aitc.ca/english/welcome.asp Union of BC Municipalities http://www.civicnet.bc.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp Website statistics by country http://www.newmediatrendwatch.com/markets-by-country Canada statistics http://www.newmediatrendwatch.com/markets-by-country/11-long-haul/45-canada Small Business Resource Links Small Business BC Resources include books, seminars and events, employment resources, templates and checklists. Home http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/index.php Marketing Guide http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/bizstart-marketGuide.php Promotional Ideas http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/bizstart-marketResearchPromo.php Resource Centre for Small Business – Ministry of Small Business and Revenue http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/resource-centre/index.htm Community Futures of British Columbia http://www.communityfutures.ca/provincial/bc/ All Business http://www.allbusiness.com/ BC Centre for Non-Profit Development http://www.communityfutures.ca/provincial/bc/ BC Chamber of Commerce
Contacts: Cindy Shelford, Economic Development Officer Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA) Box 808, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 ph. 250-692-3700 fax 250-692-3701
Tourism BC Contacts Hilary Erasmus, Marketing Development, Northern BC Tourism – Agent of Tourism British Columbia 250-561-0432 Email hilary@nbctourism.com Simone Carlysle-Smith, Tourism BC Facilitator 604-885-5924 Toll-free 1-888-306-6611 Email simonecs@telus.net Monique Brunel, Coordinator Community Partnerships 604-660-3763 Email monique.brunel@tourismbc.com Caterina Papadakos, Manager, Community Partnerships 604-660-3754 Email Caterina.Papadakos@tourismbc.com
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