The City of Wasaga Seaside is experiencing a tourism growth, with customer numbers up 20 per cent from pre-pandemic ranges—the very best in a few decade.
The beachfront city was bustling with households absorbing the solar forward of the weekend. Many wrapped their Friday with a candy deal with from Mr. Norm’s Nephew ice cream parlour.
“On any given form of sunny day like right this moment, [we serve] wherever from a thousand to 1,200 ice lotions,” mentioned proprietor Paul Vaccari.
The surge in prospects has allowed Vaccari to develop his enterprise past the ice cream parlour. Proper subsequent door is his new seashore restoration retailer, which opened this previous March.
“We’re getting some actually good traction there. We now have the individuals who are available in for the summer time and cottages, after which the renters, in addition to now the locals,” he added.
Mini golf can also be a well-liked spot for guests. Cranium Island Mini Golf is seeing loads of motion. A gradual stream of gamers retains the course energetic even on slower afternoons.
“Our numbers are already up, and the summer time is actually simply beginning to start,” famous Tammy Hewines, the enterprise’ co-owner.
Hewines mentioned vacationers from Quebec and south of the border have made Wasaga Seaside their vacation spot this summer time.
The City hopes to capitalize on the tourism increase.
“It brings new cash, new funding to the city,” mentioned Sandra Watts, the City’s director of communications and intergovernmental relations.
“We now have a really clear imaginative and prescient of the form of tourism that we wish to promote and develop right here in Wasaga Seaside. And that is family-friendly enjoyable.”
This 12 months, the City is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a big seashore pageant set for July 27, an occasion it hopes will draw many extra guests.
