FYI Haliburton Story Archive

2010 Stories

• Haliburton County Reunited for Tourism (April, 2010)
• Help Keep Haliburton County Together! (February, 2010)

Haliburton County Reunited for Tourism

April, 2010 - Recently the Ontario government divided the province into 13 new tourism regions. Haliburton County was originally split across two sections with Algonquin Highlands placed in Region 12 with Muskoka, and the rest of the county in Region 11 with Hastings, Frontenac, Lanark and Renfrew Counties. After the announcement in December 2009, county officials and many individuals sent letters expressing their concerns. On March 31, County Warden Dave Burton received a letter from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture informing him that Algonquin Highlands would be reunited with the rest of the county in Region 11. For more info, read the article in the Haliburton Echo. For more about the new regions, please visit www.tourism.gov.on.ca (note that the map may not yet reflect the most recent decision regarding Algonquin Highlands).

Help Keep Haliburton County Together!

February, 2010 - The County of Haliburton is asking for your assistance with an urgent matter regarding tourism in the Province of Ontario. Please take a moment to address a letter to Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, regarding the new tourism regions of Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of Tourism has recently created 13 different regions across Ontario. Each region will have its own Regional Tourism Organization (RTO) to market the region and develop tourism products and investment. Funding for the RTO will come from the new HST revenue and the changes take effect on July 1, 2010.
   The County of Haliburton has been divided into two regions. The Township of Algonquin Highlands is in Region 12 with Muskoka and Parry Sound while the rest of Haliburton County is in Region 11 with Bancroft and Refrew County. For more information, including a map showing the new tourism regions, please click here. After discussion with the Haliburton County Tourism Board, the County is urging local businesses, organizations and individuals to voice their concern over this split. The County has written a letter to the Minister of Tourism, asking him to reunite the County and to reallocate us to Region 8 which includes Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough and Northumberland.
   For maximum impact, letters should be sent prior to March 1, 2010. With your help, we can affect change. Please write a letter today! Please click here for addresses and points to include in your letter.