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News16 December 2020
By Chad Ingram
Stronger workforce development and a better alignment between the efforts of local governments and private businesses are among the suggestions in a destination development plan for the Haliburton Highlands, the final version of which Haliburton County councillors received during a Dec. 9 meeting.
The county hired Vancouver-based firm MMGY NextFactor in 2019 to compile the plan, which looks at ways to develop the Haliburton Highlands as a tourism destination and also to market it in a more widespread fashion. The process has included a number of public input sessions with county residents, officials and stakeholders, including focus groups and town hall meetings. As Greg Oates, vice president of innovation with the firm, noted during last week’s meeting, the compilation of the plan for the Highlands took longer than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay in the process