Programs at Yours Outdoors and Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve are now considered Ontario Signature Experiences, according to the province-wide standard. Executive Director of Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) explains what makes them a signature experience.

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The canopy tour at the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, and the geology tour at Yours Outdoors were the programs chosen by the Ontario Marketing Partnership Corporation (OMPC). Whiting explains what it is about these businesses that make them unique.

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Whiting explains that OHTO’s new approach to tourism is experience-based, so they’re trying to encourage all local businesses to jump on board. She says the Haliburton Highlands have something to offer that nowhere else does.

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Whiting says anyone can apply to become an Ontario Signature Experience by going to The OMPC website by clicking here.

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