The 2021 budget includes $3.25 billion in COVID-19 contingency funding — $1.1 billion of which has been left available for unanticipated spending needs in the year to come. You can read more of the news on source

Barring any delays, the Trent-Severn Waterway, a major tourism driver for the Peterborough area, will open for its summer navigation season on May 21. You can read more of the news on source

“The tourism industry has been one of the industries that’s been hit first, the industry that’s probably been hit the hardest and is likely the last industry to also return.” You can read more of the news on source

MPP Todd Smith says the province’s recent budget focuses on not only protecting people’s health, but also protecting the province’s economy. You can read more of the news on source

Five B.C. towns made Expedia’s list for ‘Canada’s friendliest cities and towns of 2021.’ The other B.C. communities were Whistler, Nanaimo, Radium Hot Springs and Fernie. You can read more of the news on source

Theodore has spent summers hosting children’s tours of the Halifax harbour, as well as cruising the Great Lakes and seaboard in the U.S. and Canada. You can read more of the news on source

The RDOS says it will receive $450,000 in funding, with the money going towards projects throughout the regional district’s trail program. You can read more of the news on source

With the tourism industry struggling in Saskatchewan, tourism outfitters are finding ways to adapt and offer more outdoor activities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. You can read more of the news on source

Souta Calling Last has created an interactive tourism app that shares the locations of historical Blackfoot land sites throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. You can read more of the news on source

“It’s good timing which provides a level of certainty leading into this 2021 tourism season,” says Brandon Ellis, of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce. You can read more of the news on source