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Eleven days after being put on a ventilator because of COVID-19, I received a call from my friend’s wife saying that he had recovered enough to breathe on his own. It was at that moment, as I burst into tears,…

There are no two ways about it; COVID sucks. For tourism businesses, including my own, being closed for more than a year sucks. The constant starts and stops, ups and downs, sucks. The never-ending barrage of bad, scary news, sucks. …

Be part of the solution. I can’t for the life of me remember the exact saying, but the “be part of the solution” is the crux of the message. COVID-19 has presented a huge problem for many of you. The challenges you…

Good Day, I had planned to theme this month’s introduction around support – mainly the supports that are available to your businesses. And I will get to that, I promise. However, I want to talk a little bit about personal…

Good Day, I am going to need your help in 2021.  Let me rephrase that.  Collectively, as the businesses and supporters of the visitor economy, we are going to have to lean heavily on each other and, in doing so,…

Perspective is everything. In the weeks leading up to my mom’s death last fall, I took her mother, my grandmother, out for lunch to give her a break and see how she was doing. She questioned out loud what terrible…

Good Day, I just spent the last two days at the virtual 2020 Ontario Tourism Summit.  While I greatly missed seeing peers face-to-face, networking, laughing and collaborating, the conference brought great ideas, research and success stories to the forefront.  I…

Good Day, For as long as I can remember, I have always viewed the Tuesday after Labour Day as the start of the New Year – even more so than January 1.  Mainly, that is because it signals the beginning…

Good Day, Last week Trish and I, along with Patch (our youngest) spent some time exploring Ontario as tourists in the world of COVID-19.  We rented a Jeep, took the top down and hit the road on Monday, not really…

Good Day, Most of the communities within the boundaries of Central Counties have been in Stage 3 since July 24.  With that comes optimism for many whose businesses, or the businesses they support,  that have now  re-opened.  I am certainly…