Randy Goulden, Executive Director with Tourism Yorkton said the sector will be important in any economic recovery. “The tourism industry is poised to play a critical role in the economic recovery across the country,” she told Yorkton This Week. “After the shutdowns, people are ready to experience our tourism products and begin to visit the food/beverage, attractions and other sectors. We are hearing that spending, supporting and experiencing local businesses are a priority as we build marketing plans.” According to the provincial release, pre-pandemic, tourism spending in Saskatchewan reached $2.17 billion in 2019. There were 11.82 million visits made to and within the province that year. Tourism-related employment hit 71,100, making up 12 per cent of Saskatchewan s total labour force.
The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 23-29 as Saskatchewan Tourism Week. The week, which coincides with the national celebration of Tourism Week in Canada, will be a time to inspire . . .
tie. doesn t change the delegate count. mitt romney saying in his statement this, the results from the iowa caucus revealed a virtual tie. i would like to thank the iowa republican party for their careful attention to the caucus process. people might want to talk about that a little bit and recognize rick santorum for his strong performance in the state. great start to defeating president obama in iowa and else where in the general election. he leaves out a big thing which is, really, is he 34 points behind rick santorum and does it matter? let s get to shannon travis in des moines this morning and also bring in our panelists. let s start at the far end this morning. roland martin, finally, has joined us here. ron brownstein back with us, again. shannon, update us here on what happened and what the implications could be. this is a bombshell. let s say that. this was already, soledad, the closest vote in iowa caucus history and mitt romney, we thought he claimed iowa and the