DESTINATION A44NITOBA A Canada/Manitoba Agreement for Tourism Development January 22, 1982 Entente Canada/Manitoba sur le developpement du Tourisme

DESTINATION MANITOBA GRANTS APPROVED

Lloyd Axworthy, federal Minister of the Canadian Employment and

Immigration Commission, on behalf of , federal Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE), and Industry Trade and Commerce, and Muriel A. Smith, Manitoba Minister of Economic Development and Tourism today announced that three grants totalling $7,350.00 have been offered under the Tourist Attractions Program of Destination Manitoba. Mr. Axworthy said that two of these grants have been offered under the Attractions and Events Marketing Program which provides assistance for provincial attractions to expand their awareness in other markets, and the third grant has been offered under the Tour Development Program which provides assistance in the develovment and marketing of new package tours to and within Manitoba. Muriel Smith noted that a grant of $2,000 has been offered to the Students' Association to assist in developing an awareness of their new musical event series, "Jazz at Riddell", within local and external Markets for the 1981/82 season. In addition, the Thompson Ski Club Inc. has been offered a $2,000 grant to expand their regional media promotion and to produce an audio visual presentation to promote awareness of the Mystery Mountain Ski Area. Mrs. Smith noted that the third grant, in the amount of $3,350, has been offered to Crocus Tours of Winnipeg, Manitoba. This grant will be utilized in the development of new Manitoba tour packages which will be marketed primarily in , Western , North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Both Ministers indicated that these grants have been offered as part of continued efforts to develop and expand the tourism industry in Manitoba. Destination Manitoba is the five-year Tourism Development Agreement, cost- shared 60'percent by the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion and 40 percent by the provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

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Government Gouvernement Province Province of Canada du Canada of Manitoba du Manitoba 1+ Regional Expansion , Department Ministere du Economic Economique of Economic Developpement Expansion Regionale Development economique et MG-6856 and Tourism du Tourisme