{"id":24068,"date":"2016-12-05T12:38:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=24068"},"modified":"2016-12-05T12:38:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T17:38:04","slug":"huntsville-2019-ontario-55-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-2019-ontario-55-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Town to make bid to host 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At its November 28 meeting, Town Council agreed to put aside $60,000 and make a run at hosting the 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Ovell, the Town&#8217;s Community Development Officer, told council that the 55+ demographic travels well and spends a lot of money in their destination community.<\/p>\n<p>He said that after 2014, the Province increased funding for the games and part of that grant would cover hiring a general manager for the event, whose role would also be to find sponsors. Ovell said that keeping the position in-house would put undue stress on staff, although he did say the Town would take on more of a leadership role than when it hosted the event in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Ovell added that the event takes place mid-week in February and would be a good economic generator for the community. Council agreed to move forward with the bid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its November 28 meeting, Town Council agreed to put aside $60,000 and make a run at hosting the 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games. 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