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Facebook transforms tourism industry GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca “Figures have gone down considerably,” Charlebois said, concerning visitor stops at OTICs, both provincial and regional. “That’s due to the Internet.”
Le Partage de Bourget on Laval Street is open Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds aid the Bourget food bank CLARENCE CREEK Clarence Creek Minor Hockey As- sociation is accepting applications for coaching positions at all levels for the 2012-2013 season. Phone Julie at 613- 487-2589 for details. Application dead- line July 15. Interviews will be held by July 23. Clarence-Rockland Library hosts Children’s Story Time for ages 2 to 5, 10 a.m., every other Tuesday at the Bourget branch and every Wednesday at the Rockland branch. Register by phone to 446-5680 or at the library branches. CLARENCE-ROCKLAND Public CUMBERLAND The Cumberland Farmers Market is every open every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, until mid-October, at the R.J. Kennedy Community Centre on Dunning Road. PENDLETON Do you need a Faith Lift? Please join us this Sunday at the Riceville-Pendleton United Church, 2080 Concession 10, for an inspirational 10 a.m. worship service this Sunday. A social hour follows. For information go to www.riceville-pendle- tonunitedchurch.ca or phone Margaret at 524-5285 or Ray at 673-2125. PRESCOTT-RUSSELL Prescott-Russell Community Trail As- sociation has a Family Ride planned for July 8 in partnership with VéloExpress in Embrun. Be at VéloExpress at 8:30 a.m. for a bicycle shuttle delivery as far as Plantagenet for the start of the ride. Registration required. The 15-kilometre ride itself starts at 10 a.m. from P-R Trail pavilion at Station Street. Prescott- Russell holds its regular meetings on Wednesday, 8 to 9 p.m., at the Résidence Quatre Saisons, 760 Station Street, Plan- tagenet. For more information phone Pierre at 673-4743. Alcoholics Anonymous ROCKLAND Tucker House has its Country Fun Na- ture Camp program again for the sum- mer. The camp runs from July 9 to 13 and July 16 to 20. For information and regis- tration phone 446-2117, extension 6. Canadian Blood Services hosts a blood donor clinic July 25, 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the RiverRock Inn. Local sponsors for the event include the Knights of Colum- bus (St. Edith Stein council) and M & M Meats. To book an appointment phone toll-free 1-888-236-6283 or go online to www.blood.ca. Half-price sale for all of July at La Frip- erie de Rockland at 2815 Chamberland Street is open Thursday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. New clothing lots arrive each week. All profits go to the Rockland food bank.
for, though there are still those people who prefer to stop in and chat.” Local and regional travel information centres, like the one set up in Limoges two years ago, have had to adjust their opera- tions to meet the changing times. One ex- ample is the Limoges travel info centre which relocated to Calypso Park, which takes advantage of the popular water park’s huge crowd attendance to help provide on-site suggestions to visitors for other at- tractions and places to see in Prescott and Russell counties. Charlebois noted that the Prescott-Russell Tourism Association (PRTA), which works with his department on tourism strategy for the region, is also reviewing its promotional program to take better advantage of the Internet. He indicated that Ontario Tourism may continue to review the need for fund- ing its OTICs. “I am also raising the (warning) flag for our local municipalities,” he said.
More people start their vacation planning at home using Google and other Internet search engines to decide where they want to go, book reservations, and make any oth- er arrangements necessary. They are also more inclined to adjust their travel plans en route using the Internet as their guide and relying more on social me- dia sites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twit- ter, for destination suggestions and even recommendations on accommodations and where to eat and shop. “People don’t stop in much more,” Char- lebois said, regarding declining visitor num- bers at travel info centres. “People rely more on their iPads and smartphones. There’s more personal touch when it comes to Twitter and Facebook. That’s the personal touch the younger generation is looking
L’Orignal | Social media is changing the way people plan their holidays and that is also affecting how local and provincial governments also work out their tourism budget strategies. The Ministry of Tourism is closing down seven of its Ontario Travel Information Cen- tres (OTIC) in various parts of the province That won’t affect the future of the cen- tre in Chute-à-Blondeau on Highway 417, which helps promote local and regional events and places in the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). But Sylvain Charlebois, UCPR economic development and tourism director, ob- served that the ministry’s actions may be a sign of modern times for tourism promo- tion strategy.
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