In The News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Ecotourism Magazine Launched in Canada
Hawkstone,
Ontario…………….June, 2008.
The first edition of Ecotourism Magazine Canada
is a detailed report on some of Canada’s best practices
in today’s expanding eco tourism market place. The
compelling articles in the first edition include a look
at captivating photographs of what could be the first collective
presentations of Canada's ecotourism heroes.
The magazine is a dream of Vern Telford, Tourism Management
Professor Emeritus at Georgian College in Barrie. Telford
has been an ecotourism aficionado before “ecotourism”
was coined as a growth market for many international destinations.
In the first edition, Vancouver's mayor, Sammy
Sullivan is saluted for his inspiring leadership
in developing the TrailRider, a one-wheeled wheelchair that
greatly facilitates paraplegics and quadriplegics and other
physically challenged populations access to wilderness,
nature and adventure tourism experiences. Similarly, Geoff
Green the CEO of Students On Ice Expeditions
is recognized for his blending of cultural, scientific and
polar explorations into a powerful learning adventure that
attracts an international following of students from around
the world to his Gatineau based operation.
Canada's First Nations involvement in ecotourism sets us
apart from other world competitors though the work of people
like Don Morin who has turned a native encampment outside
of Yellowknife into a nature/cultural attraction
with a world wide following. His product is a study of the
aurora borealis in the arctic sky mixed with an opportunity
to share in the history and customs of the local aboriginal
people.
Considering this destination's appeal to a
world wide market, Yellowknife becomes an epicenter for
ecotourism activity and appreciation. Just south of the
point where the tidal waters of the Moose River
flows into James Bay lays the island of Moose Factory:
an island that is home to First Nations people whose history
and cultural heritage is imbedded in the award winning Cree
Village Ecolodge. This lodge has become an icon
of integrity that reflects the character of an indigenous
people whose respect of tradition, the environment and of
each other is legendary.
Telford says, “Ecotourism Magazine Canada....it's
all about you, nature, culture, sharing and learning”.
Ecotourism Magazine Canada is the result of
more than two years of research and is the only magazine
in Canada exclusively dedicated to being the voice
of ecotourism operators and associate stakeholders
in this field.
Telford adds, “A major feature of the
magazine is an ongoing research questionnaire that is used
to compile current and important operational information
on the make-up and functions of the ecotourism industry
in Canada. The results of this ongoing research effort will
be shared by the industry in the interest of creating awareness
and inspiring and educating all the various stakeholders.”
Ecotourism Magazine Canada is sent by mail
to not only the Canadian tourism operators providing the
ecotourism experiences and products but also to a large
contingent of the travel trade, travel media, governments,
associations, suppliers and DMO's who influence travel both
domestically and internationally. The magazine is published
quarterly and is available on a subscription basis.
Additional information can be found at the
Ecotourism Magazine Website or by calling Vern Telford 705-794-9848
Ecotourism-magazine@bell.blackberry.net
http://www.ecotourismmagazinecanada.com/
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