The Town is pleased to announce that Collingwood’s Economic Development team received an award and Honorable Mention from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) during the President's Dinner and Awards Ceremony held on April 7, 2022, in Toronto. Comedian and performer, Darrin Rose hosted the evening and presented awards with honourable mentions to outstanding initiatives from across the province.
“At the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) awards, the Town of Collingwood was recognized twice for its achievements in the past year," announced Brennan Kenny, Manager of Economic Development for the Town of Collingwood.
The Town, along with the Collingwood Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA), won the award for Tourist Attraction & Tourism Product Development for communities under 100,000 population. The project recognized was Patiolicious: Taste and Toast Collingwood’s Great Outdoors.
Collingwood also received an Honourable Mention in the category of Community Economic Development, for communities under 100,000 population. The project recognized under this category was the wonderful Digital Main Street Expansion project led and executed through the Small Business Enterprise Centre regionally.
“There were 88 submissions from across the province for the awards, so to be recognized twice is quite an achievement,” says Manager Kenny.
About Collingwood
The Town of Collingwood is a progressive community located in the heart of a four-season recreation area on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. The area is well known for its many natural amenities and its rich heritage. Collingwood is a destination for tourism and many business, sporting and cultural events Collingwood acts as gateway to the South Georgian Bay region, with stunning landscapes that encourage an active lifestyle, and inspire the local arts and culture community. Downtown Collingwood might just surprise you with 30 plus restaurants, 60 plus boutique shops, spas for relaxing, live music for grooving…all in the only downtown core recognized in Canada’s Registrar of Historic Places! More recently, the harbourfront area is emerging as an extension to the downtown district. Plans for expanding the amenities and events in the harbourfront area promise to make this a much more prominent tourism destination.
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For more information, contact:
Christa Carter
Manager, Public Relations & Communications
T. 705-445-1030 Ext. 3274
ccarter@collingwood.ca
Brennan Kenny
Manager, Economic Development
T. 705-445-1030 Ext.7421
bkenny@collingwood.ca