When all the events taking place in Wellington County are amassed in a single place, that list is long and impressive.
Mapleton Township Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon came to county council on May 26 to present an update on festivals and tourism from the county economic development committee.
She said last year the county sent its promotional materials to the Greater Toronto Area. This year, the majority of the 120,000 Festival and Tourism brochures will be sent to places closer to home: London, and the Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Perth and parts of Grey and Dufferin.
Sinnamon told council the brochures will be circulated through the county’s 34 tourism partners.
She said there are over 200 festivals and events listed, which averages about four per week for the entire year. She added Wellington is home to a number of events that are among the province’s Top 100 festivals.
She added she is pleased the county recognizes volunteers because many of those events would not be possible them.
The committee also presented council with a DVD that featured a wide variety of events and scenery from across Wellington.
She said each municipality can have access to it and can place it on their websites if they wish. She thanked the county for its support in doing the brochure.
After the DVD played, councillor Ray Tout, with his tongue only partially in cheek, saluted the beginning of the DVD, which showed the street of Mount Forest packed from one end to the other for the annual car show, and next, fireworks from the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival.
“I’m impressed how the DVD started,” said Tout, the Mayor of Wellington North.
He said it will be nice to attract visitors because that means “outside money coming in.”
Warden Chris White said he was also impressed.
“It’s amazing how many things take place in the county,” he said.
For a link to the video, visit http://video214.com/play/DytFFcv4r1m8xume1j0lLg/s/dark.
