Upgrading visitor experiences
Province will spend $1M on Cabot Trail project
The provincial government plans to spend $1 million over the next three years to upgrade the visitor experience on the Cabot Trail.
The scenic route through Cape Breton’s highlands was one of five projects that will share in $6 million in funding the province has earmarked to enhance visitor access and experiences, and to motivate people to travel to Nova Scotia.
“These iconic tourism sites attract travellers from around the world and it’s important we do all that we can to ensure they have exceptional experiences once they are here,” said Business Minister Geoff MacLellan in a news release.
“These investments will create more opportunities for private sector tourism operators and help keep our sector growing.
“Beautification is one aspect of it but ... this is more about infrastructure development. Getting buses in and out of Peggy’s Cove efficiently, having access to the best trails on the Cabot Trail and making vast infrastructure improvements on the waterfront in Lunenburg.’’
The largest share of the $6 million in funding announced Wednesday will go to Peggy’s Cove ($2 million), followed by the Halifax waterfront ($1.5 million), the Cabot Trail ($1 million), Bay of Fundy, including Annapolis Royal ($750,000), and Lunenburg waterfront ($750,000).
The funding will be sent to each site through the new Tourism Revitalization of Icons Program for significant tourism infrastructure projects.
The program will be administered by Tourism Nova Scotia, which will begin working with partners to identify the best plan for each tourism site. Additional program partners and projects will be announced once confirmed.