2015 Tourism Industry Event

Zurich Zurich (Bluewater) Arena & Community Centre 15 East Street Zurich ON N0M 2T0 519-236-4969

County of Huron Ontario’s West Coast

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Latitude: 43.419875 Longitude: -81.617973

Tourism development is essential to the growth and survival of the Huron County economy. It represents a significant economic generator, along with agriculture, manufacturing, retail/service and creative industries.

Our mandate is to develop and target cost-effective and results-oriented tourism strategies within Huron County. Being a membership-based organization, members have input into association business and can voice their ideas and concerns at regular meetings.

Annual HTA Membership = $200.00

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Brochure Swap This part of the day is your chance to distribute your brochures and network with other area businesses and tourism promoters.

The Brochure Swap is an opportunity to enhance your awareness of the many activities, attractions and sights to visit which you can share with visitors to Ontario’s West Coast so they have an enjoyable visit and will want to return.

Registration includes a space 2’ x 3’ to set your brochures.

All brochures are free and can be taken home in any quantity for distribution and display purposes. Brochures must be displayed in place until 3:00pm Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to distribute and collect brochures - all in one convenient location.

This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Please encourage people to see what the area has to offer.

The individual sale of any products at the Brochure Swap is prohibited.

This event is sponsored by:

Host Partners

Presenting Partners

County of Huron Huron Tourism Association Municipality of Bluewater

Bayfield Berry Farm Benmiller Inn & Spa Blyth Festival Farm Credit Canada Hessenland Country Inn Huron Business Development Corporation Huron County Museum Huron Ridge Acres Samuels Hotel Inc. Stops Along the Way Sunset Golf Club Tourism Goderich

Hospitable Bluewater

Tyler Hessel Marnie Hill St. Joseph & Area Historical Society, Museum and Archives

Taste of Bluewater Registration Gift Bag Sponsors (see donors listed on the hang-tag).

Thank you!

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Hospitable Huron We’ve got it! Let’s flaunt it!

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Starting at 8:45 am Zurich Arena & Community Centre

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Hospitable Huron We’ve got it! Let’s flaunt it!

Zurich Arena and Community Centre Facilities sponsored by the Municipality of Bluewater

April 14, 2015

Tables for communal stacks of brochures, arranged by sector (approximately a 2’ wide x 3’ deep space). NO MODULAR UNIT space for individual businesses. Please keep displays in place until 3:00pm.

8:00 - 8:45

Registration & Brochure Drop-Off

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome & Update from Kim Burgsma, HTA President

9:00 - 10:00 Speakers

HOSPITABLE HURON Nostalgia, Technology, and all the little things in between; what’s the draw and how to get them back for more with Rebecca Wise & Victor Barry

10:00 - 10:15 Break, sponsored by Municipality of Bluewater Board your Bus 10:15 12:15

Familiarization Tours of Bluewater (pre-selection required)

12:30 1:30

. Greetings: Warden Gowing, Mayor Hessel . Hot Lunch Buffet by Hessenland Country Inn . Award’s Presentations

1:30 - 2:00

. Huron County Economic Development Board . Regional Tourism Marketing Organization 4 . Tourism Marketing update . Accessibility (AODA) and the Tourism Industry

2:00

Silent Auction - all bid sheets close

2:00 - 3:00

Brochure Swap - open to the public

About our Speakers Rebecca Wise is a graduate of London, Ontario’s Central Secondary School. She first went to university to study acting, but changed direction to earn a master’s degree in Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. She learned from the ground up, working as a banquet server in school before she began managing events under renowned Toronto event planner and caterer David Vallee (TV’s Rich Bride, Poor Bride). Rebecca also worked for both a luxury cruise agency and a destination wedding planning agency, planning events worldwide before launching her own business, Event Wise. She also works with resort owners on Cottage Life’s hit show Dining INNvasion to develop “event” nights geared to draw out-of-town guests and also local residents. Rebecca synthesizes concepts into an exciting and cohesive design, creating extraordinary events time after time!

Victor Barry has seen both ends of the food spectrum, starting out as a student at his uncle’s Volcano pizzeria in Niagara Falls “basically

just to keep him out of trouble.”There he learned the basics of food preparation and customer service. He went to the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake as a high school co-op student, and was eventually hired by executive chef Lee Parsons. “I was a sponge at that point because I didn’t know anything, so anything I could learn about any kind of food, I took in,” he says. After two years as Chef de Partie at England’s Gidleigh Park Hotel, Barry was asked to join the kitchen at Splendido - one of Toronto’s top end fine dining restaurants, which he co-purchased in 2009, and became sole owner of in January 2014. “What’s difficult in the restaurant scene is keeping yourself relevant,” he says. “You learn how to be not only a chef, but a businessman, a mentor, a good manager and leader.”

REGISTRATION FORM Registration Deadline: Friday, March 27, 2015

Registration Fee includes: • • • •

Brochure space & swap opportunities Speakers, networking, morning FAM tours & handouts Lunch buffet: 12:30 - 1:30 pm & refreshment breaks Registration gift from local businesses

Registration Fee (per person): 1st person from a business

Members $50 / Non-Members $60 Additional people from same business x $30 Total

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NO PARTIAL REGISTRATIONS - fee is for the full event.

Tour # 1 - “Tasting it” - in Historic Zurich Zurich, founded in 1856, is known for its Swiss heritage, reflected in some of the architecture. Enjoy a guided historical tour of the downtown area of Zurich. You’ll learn all about the significance of the Hess Clock housed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church; visit the Festival Kitchen as the Zurich Bean Festival is making plans to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year; discover the 125-year-old Hay Township Hall; and hear about contemporary mainstreet businesses ~ Coastal Coffee, the Music Box, Tasty Nu Bakery and the Zurich branch of Huron County Library.

Bus Sponsored by Municipality of Bluewater

Tour # 2 - “Making it” - in Creative Hensall Firmly rooted in the heart of Huron County’s agricultural land sits Hensall, the White Bean Capital of Canada and home to the country’s largest inland granary! But that’s not all. You’ll also find a thriving garlic industry at the Garlic Box; explore ice at Iceculture; discover innovations at Metzgers; and celebrate culture at the historic Hensall Opera House.

Your Host: Marnie Hill, Hensall Ward Councillor

Tour # 3 - “Discovering it” - on the Bluewater Shoreline The beautiful waters of the Bluewater Shoreline beckon tourists and residents to the lake all year round. Businesses located along the Highway 21 corridor promise family fun at Putt’s Mini Golf, fabulous food or destination weddings at Hessenland Country Inn or rich local stories about the French settlement at St. Joseph. Meanwhile in the beautiful town of Bayfield, the oldest continually operating Inn in Ontario still opens its doors to welcome guests and new niche businesses like ShopBike Coffee Roastery and the Virtual High School add a modern esthetic to the old world charm of this heritage village.

Your Hosts: Pat Rowe, St. Joseph Historical Society, Museum & Archives Tyler Hessel, Mayor, Municipality of Bluewater

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Bluewater Familiarization (FAM) Tours TOURS (10:15am - 12:15pm) ( √ ) Bus Tour #1

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By pre-ordering we can meet your dietary needs (please specify):

Payment Options

1) Cheques payable to: Huron Tourism Association mail to: c/o County of Huron, Planning & Development Dept.

57 Napier St. Goderich, ON, N7A 1W2 2) For credit card payments contact Rachel Lynn at: Phone: 1-888-524-8394 ext. 3 Fax: 519-524-5677 E-mail: rlynn@huroncounty.ca