Here is the agenda for the Spring Meeting: 9:45 am - Call Meeting to Order, Corrections/Additions to Agenda, Minutes of Previous Meeting/Treasurer’s Report - Harald Lohn 10:00 am Canada Border Services Agency - Debra Donaldson & Meagan Moriarty 11:00 am - MNRF - Darren Ellery, Acting District Manager - Kenora District 11:30 am Sunset Country – Gerry Cariou 11:45 am NOTO – Laurie Marcil 12:00 – 12:45 pm - Lunch [...]
The KDCA's ever popular spring meeting, dinner and dance is set for Friday, May 1, 2026. The business meeting of the KDCA will be held via teleconference starting at 10:00am (CST) Friday, May 1. If interested in attending virtually please send your contact info to the KDCA Administrator at office@kenoracampowners.com or Director Shannon at shannonW@pace-cf.on.ca The dinner and dance will follow at the Waldhof hall. The evening commences around 5:30 pm [...]
Save the Date. The KDCA annual spring meeting, dinner and dance will take place Friday, May 1, 2026. The meeting will take place via teleconference and the dinner and dance will follow at the Waldhof Hall. Stay tuned for more information.
The Executive Board would like to wish everyone all the best for the holiday season and hope for a healthy and happy new year.
Congratulations go out to our Director Mal Tygesson for receiving the President's Award at the NOTO conference. I am honoured to recognize Mal Tygesson who has dedicated over 40 years of service in the resource-based tourism sector in Northern Ontario. He began his career with a major lodge operator in Northwestern Ontario and later fulfilled his ambition of owning his own business, Evergreen Lodge, with his late wife, Pat. Beyond [...]
Here are the draft minutes from the 2025 Spring Meeting:2025 Draft Spring Meeting Minutes - May 2
The KDCA sends out a big "Thank You" to all the sponsors of the Annual Meeting, Dinner and Dance. It was a great event kick off to the tourism season: K-Sports Marine Gould's Brandsource Woodlake Marine Dryden GM Dingwall Ford Dryden Ltd The Whiskeyjack Restaurant and Tavern Douglas Graphics Design Stems N' Such Leslie's Cafe and Bistro Superior Propane Vermilion Bay Co-op Bobby's Corner Dryden Home Hardware Building Centre RONA [...]
Here is the agenda for the 2025 Spring Meeting: 9:00 – 9:30 am Coffee 9:30 am - 10:00 am Call Meeting to Order, Corrections/Additions to Agenda, Minutes of Previous Meeting/Treasurer’s Report - Harald Lohn 10:00 am Canada Border Services Agency - Debra Donaldson & Meagan Moriarty 11:00 am MNRF – Brian Kilgour 11:30 am Sunset Country – Gerry Cariou 11:45 am NOTO – Laurie Marcil 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 1:00 [...]
The business meeting of the KDCA will be held via teleconference starting at 10:00am (CST) Friday, May 2. The meeting can be joined through teleconference or in person at the Dryden PACE board room. If interested in attending virtually please send your contact info to President Scott Ellery at sellery49@gmail.com or our administrator at office@kenoracampowners.com.
The KDCA Dinner and Dance will take place Friday, May 2 at the Waldhof hall. The evening commences around 5:30 pm with a meet and greet, followed by the traditional steak BBQ (compliments of Sysco) dinner, music and prize raffles. Meal tickets are $35.00. To reserve your tickets email us at office@kenoracampowners.com
Mark Friday, May 2, 2025 on your calendar. The annual KDCA Spring Meeting, Dinner & Dance will take place on this date. The Spring Meeting will be held via teleconference and the Dinner & Dance will take place at the Waldhof Hall. Watch your email and the website for more information on presenters, agenda, ticket contact, etc.
The Executive Board wishes everyone all the best for the holiday season and hope for a healthy and happy new year.
The KDCA assisted with funding for a survey conducted by Sunset Country. The final report of the Consumer Survey Analysis for Fish/Hunt Market in Northwestern Ontario is now available. If you would like a copy of the report, please email us at office@kenoracampowners.com
The KDCA would like to send a big thank you to all the sponsors of the 2024 Spring Meeting, Dinner and Dance. Your support is greatly appreciated. Fresh Market - Sioux Lookout Lake of The Woods Sports Headquarters - Kenora Northwest Building Supplies - Ear Falls Stems N Such - Ear Falls RONA - Dryden KK Penner - Dryden Home Hardware - Dryden K Sports - Kenora Dryden GM Splinters [...]
As declared at the 2024 KDCA Spring Meeting, the Executive Board will remain the same. New President is Scott Ellery who will serve along with Board Members Ryan Carlson, Ryan Runge, Harald Lohn, Mal Tygesson and Greg Waites. If you have any concerns please contact one of them. Or if you are interested in being a Board Member, please let them know.
Here is the agenda: 9:00 – 10:00 am COFFEE & CONVERSATION 10:00 CALL MEETING TO ORDER 10:15 CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONAL TO AGENDA 10:20 MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING 10:30 TREASURER’S REPORT - Harald Lohn 10:40 MNRF – Brian Kilgour 11:00 Sunset Country – Gerry Cariou 11:15 Destination Ontario - Carol Caputo & Destination Northern Ontario - David MacLachlan 11:25 NOTO – Laurie Marcil 11:40 Ministry of Mines - Paul Malegus & Ethan Amyotte [...]
The date for the KDCA Spring Meeting is May 3, 2024. Tickets for the dinner are $35.00 each and can be reserved by contacting the KDCA office at office@kenoracampowners.com or by calling Mal Tygesson at 807-755-2434.
Mark your calendar. The tentative date for the KDCA Spring Meeting is May 3, 2024. See you there.
Wishing everyone a good season! Mark your calendar. The tentative date for the KDCA Spring Meeting is May 3, 2024. Hoping to see everyone out!
We received this from NOTO: Here's your opportunity to support getting changes made. SUPPORT A STRONG UNITED VOICE TO TRANSPORT CANADA Donate Today! Hello Air Service and Fly-In Operators, After 9 months of a tremendous amount of work, NOTO and its partners in the Coalition of Northern Air Services and Stakeholders have successfully drawn the attention of the Minister of Transport Canada regarding the negative impacts of the flight duty [...]
The following petition is open until January 10, 2024. Petition e-4723 - Petitions (ourcommons.ca)
The Executive Board wishes everyone all the best for the holiday season and hope for a healthy and happy new year. Mark your calendar. The tentative date for the KDCA Spring Meeting is May 3, 2024. Hoping to see everyone out!
Thank you to all those who participated in the survey sent out to vote for the new members of the KDCA Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce the Board will consist of: Directors - Mal Tygesson, Jacqui Haukeness, Ryan Carlson, Gord Bastable and Ryan Runge and Treasurer - Steve Hartle.
Please see the e-mail received from Eric Melillo's Office. Eric has sponsored a Parliamentary Petition initiated by Jeff Moreau, calling for financial support for tourism operators impacted by COVID-19. This one has been in the works for a while, and it just went online yesterday. It will be open for signatures until mid-November, after which Eric will present it in Parliament. We encourage everyone to sign and share it with [...]
Tourists staying at fishing lodges have a significant impact on the Northwestern Ontario economy! By Gerry Cariou | Executive Director, Ontario's Sunset Country Travel Association Tourism is a major economic sector in Northwest Ontario and it's about time that the Government and the public started to appreciate tourism more for the jobs it creates, the impact it has on other, non-tourism sectors through tourist spending and tourism business [...]
NOTO is working hard to change some of the new rules related to the reinstated Ontario Spring Bear Hunt By Laurie Marcil | Executive Director, NOTO Over the summer months NOTO has been very active on the industry’s behalf on a number of issues including Bear hunt allocations and new regulations, forestry, border crossing concerns, septic system approvals, TSSA concerns, wildlife management strategies and so much more. We [...]
