Ontario invests $38M to revitalize Wasaga Beach tourism hub

Friday, May 16, 2025, 2:21 pm

Ontario is set to invest approximately $38 million to revamp Wasaga Beach, a pivotal tourism hub. The project includes rebuilding historic sites such as the Nancy Island Historic Site, with hopes of boosting the local economy and enhancing the area's cultural appeal for long‑term community benefits.

theglobeandmail.com / Ontario to invest $38-million to revamp Wasaga Beach

Premier Doug Ford says $25-million will go toward rebuilding the Nancy Island Historic Site

citynews.ca / Ontario investing $38 million to revamp Wasaga Beach

Ontario announced today it will invest nearly $40 million to help revitalize Wasaga Beach. Premier Doug Ford says $25 million will go toward rebuilding the Nancy Island Historic Site. That site features an old museum that highlights the fight between the HMS Nancy that captured two U.S. schooners…

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