Business27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
Some of the local businesses hit hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible to receive an extra helping hand courtesy of the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization [OHTO].
The group, in collaboration with its six county partners, unveiled a new funding stream earlier this month, titled the Tourism Recovery & Innovation Program [TRIP]. Developed in partnership with Ottawa Tourism, the TRIP capital projects program is geared specifically to tourism-dependent small to medium businesses and provides non-repayable funding of up to 80 per cent of eligible expenses businesses occurred while modifying operations due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, up to a maximum of $20,000.