To help regional tourism businesses attract employees and to fill immediate gaps in the labour market, RTO12 (Explorers' Edge) has created a Job Bank. Launching the week of September 27, the job bank will be promoted through social media content marketing to hyper local, domestic and scholastic target markets. 

If you are a tourism business with job vacancies, please click on the link below to post your positions.

An increasing number of Facebook business pages are being taken over by hackers. The challenges to regaining control of your page once this has happened are significant. To avoid this stressful occurrence, be sure to implement the "two-factor identification" feature.  

Below is a link to a short video by RTO12 marketing strategist, Peter Coish, on how to do so. The process takes no time at all, and if you don't do it, you risk damage to your reputation as hackers start communicating with your patrons, and the loss of any followers you have earned previously.

COVID-19 has changed the way we work, perhaps forever. It doesn’t matter what industry or sector you operate in, customer and employee expectations have changed, technology has progressed, and workplace standards and protocols have evolved. Therefore, if you want to maximize productivity and performance in your people, you need to transform your leadership approach as well.

Join leadership expert and Globe & Mail business columnist Merge Gupta-Sunderji in a fast-paced and highly relevant virtual hour.

When: September 30, 2021, 9-10am via Zoom

Explorers' Edge hosts tourism sustainability expert Angela Nagy, President & CEO of GreenStep Sustainable Tourism, to share insights on how sustainability makes good business sense for tourism properties.

Additionally, RTO12 will partner with select businesses that participate in the session to work with the GreenStep team on their "Sustainable Lens Assessment" ($100 Cdn value, funded by the RTO). RTO12 will also partner with up to five tourism properties to help you achieve "Sustainability Certification" ($800-$1800/year Cdn value depending on property size). The properties that participate in the certification process will also act as case studies to help other tourism operators understand what's involved in and what the benefits are of implementing sustainability practices.

When: October 20, 2021, 1-2:30pm via Zoom

The Township of Lake of Bays is excited to launch a new Community Grant Program. Approved by Council on September 14, the new program was developed to replace the Youth Fund. This program has a broader mandate which aims to support activities or projects that promote or celebrate:

Pay It Forward Community Investment Grant Program has been available to Grassroots Muskoka Community Groups since 2012 and offers grants of up to $2,500. Grants are awarded to projects that fill a strategic need in the community, enhance community support and leadership, and create positive change.

Community Enhancement Fund is available to Non-Profit Community Organizations. The program will offer grants up to $10,000. Grants will be awarded to groups that address poverty reduction; food security; housing and living conditions; education and training opportunities; volunteer and job development; and citizen engagement.

Application Deadline: October 27, 2021, at 4:00pm

We would like to welcome new owners Mike and Katie Hinbest of Robinsons General Store in Dorset. A cornerstone of the Dorset community for over one hundred years, the Robinson’s opened this family shop in 1921. Read more in the business spotlight.

Do you want your business to be featured? Contact Jennifer to book your spotlight now!