Canada: Cruising from Montreal to Georgian Bay

On the northern and eastern shores of the Great Lakes, the province of Ontario has been looking to expand its foothold in the passenger cruising industry. The bigger ports of Toronto, Kingston, and Windsor are all popular destinations as it is, but some smaller coastal destinations are pushing for more inclusion in cruise itineraries for the coming year.

Today, Canada

These more rural areas have concerns about the cost of investing in needed docks and other port facilities for passenger ships with uncertain financial returns.

“With Ontario ports,” said Andy Campbell, Midland’s director of engineering, water, and wastewater management, “What’s the business case to bring a ship here?”

To answer that question, the city of Midland used a $250,000 grant from Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport to study and develop a 10-year plan to evaluate making Ontario a major competitor in the Great Lakes cruising industry.

Read the entire article on Great Lakes Now…

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