Destination SW Nova News

Destination Southwest Nova Association Newsletter
Your Connection to what's happening in the Tourism Industry

In This Issue:



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2011 Doer's & Dreamer's
Editorial and Festival Updates
"Lights Along the Shore" Lighthouse Festival, Schedule of Events
DSWNA Awards Festivals & Events Funding
Important Dates:
Let's Talk Tourism Sessions:
October 6, 1:00pm, Rodd Grand Hotel, Yarmouth
October 7, 1:00pm, Pine View Inn (formerly Wandlyn Inn), Coldbrook
Award Nominations:
2010 Crystal Tourism Awards of Excellence- deadline October 15, 2010
2010 Culinary Tourism Thought Leadership World Summit
Spirit NS Local Food Award 2010 - nomination form
Reports, Statistics & Studies
Visitor Information Centre Statistics, May, June & July
DSWNA website statistics - August 2010
Media Monitor - August
Canadascope
Take the 2010 Canadian Tourism Sector Compensation Study
Provincial Facts & Figures
Funding Programs:
Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage Program
Small Business Internship Program
Inter-action: Canada's New Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program
Seasonal Tourism Business potential property tax savings
Translation Assistance Program
Resources & Opportunities
Events NS Request for Proposals - deadline Sept 16, 2010
InTouch newsletter
Experience Nova Scotia: A Toolkit
Festivals & Events Submissions
Partner News:
Meetings & Events Calendar
Shag Harbour Incident Society welcomes 1,000th visitor
Lunenburg Farmer's Market wins NS Local Food Award
Welcome to New Partners:
Centre Stage Theatre
Rendez Vous de la Baie
The Sword and Anchor

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2011 Doer's & Dreamer's
Work has begun on the 2011 Doers and Dreamers. Over the next few weeks, you will receive a letter and form in the mail from Nova Scotia Tourism. This is to update and confirm your listing in the 2011 Doers and Dreamers.

The deadlines to return your completed form back to Nova Scotia Tourism are as follows:
Outdoor and Tour Operators: Sept 15th
Restaurants: Sept 30th
Click here for Editorial & Festival Update information - deadline Sept 15th



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DSWNA Awards Festivals & Events Funding


Destination Southwest Nova Association (DSWNA), in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage awarded Festivals and Events Funding Assistance cheques to several festival and event organizers and communities at various visitor information centres in the region recently.

The Regional Tourism Association, representing the Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth & Acadian Shores and South Shore, works with the Department to provide Festivals and Events Assistance funding to those organizations that are able to impact on incremental visitation and spending to the Province. Congratulations to all of the recipients!



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Festivals & Events Submissions
Destination Southwest Nova Association showcases the unique and exciting Festivals & Events the area offers to visitors. Promote your festival or event by filling out this online form! Please call: (902) 645-2307 or jbalser@dswna.com if you have any questions.

Also put your Festival or Event on novascotia.com, click here for their tutorial.

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Shag Harbour Incident Society Welcomes 1,000th visitor

The Shag Harbour Incident Society opened in a new location for the 2010 tourist season. The building has proven worth the work, with numbers being up from last year. Visitors have been from all over the world, a lot from Ontario this year. To compare visitor numbers last year on Oct. 2nd we had 1,049 visitors, as of today. Each year we present the 1,000th visitor with a gift from the museum, this year our 1,000th visitor was little Eddie Smith of Boston, Ma. We are hoping to reach 2,000 by closing in Sept. Over the winter months we hope to do more work on displays and get our upstairs section ready for the 2011 year.