Welcome to Central Counties Tourism! WeÍre an independent, non-profit Tourism Organization (RTO) established within the Ontario regional framework to play a lead role in the continued development of a dynamic, competitive and rewarding tourism industry across the Central Counties region _ a geographic area that includes the regional municipalities of York and Durham as well as the six local municipalities that make up the Headwaters tourism region.
Situated on the borders of the city of Toronto, the Central Counties region includes Headwaters, York and Durham. Central Counties is home to more than 20,000 businesses involved in the tourism sector and enjoys the benefits of having 150 million people living within a dayÍs drive.
At Central Counties Tourism, our goal is to coordinate tourism growth within our region. We collaborate with public and private industry stakeholders on strategic marketing initiatives, compile key research, develop innovative product offerings and act as an information resource for our partners and organizations that want to work with them.
We believe sustainable, long-term regional tourism growth requires a commitment to best practices, detailed planning and research-based insight. Our mission is to produce excellence in both our products and the experiences they create.
- Company Name:Central Counties Tourism
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- App Url: https://itunes.apple.com/app/central-counties-tourism/id1129147914
- App Support: http://yorkdurhamheadwaters.ca/
- Genre: Travel
- Bundle ID: ca.centralcounties.discoveranywhere
- App Size: 31.8 M
- Version: 5.0
- Release Date: July 4th, 2016
- Update Date: September 25th, 2018
Description:
Experience the secret stories of Ontario’s silent still. Jump in your jalopy and take a self-guided journey back in time when the dry days of abstinence led to illicit thirsty nights filled with toe-tapping music, tasty food and plenty of giggle water.
York Story: Spiritual Days and Spirit-Filled Nights
Experience what it was like to turn the blind eye to the blind pig! During Temperance, many people pretended to be teetotalers during the day – only to cut loose at the underground gin joints at night! How did York’s flappers and hep cats balance this double life? Take the York tour to find out!
Durham Story: Drama in Durham: War on Whiskey
Antagonism and hostility sure put a damper on the nightlife in Durham! Take the tour for the inside scoop on this region’s scandalous past. Listen in on how the pressure mounted until the Bluenoses who supported Temperance openly clashed with the bootleggers and moonshiners who defied the movement every night.
Headwaters Story: Hidden Secrets: Swamps, Stills and Barnyard Moonshine
Psst – wanna quench your thirst without spending all your hard-earned clams? Take a wander down the backgrounds of Headwaters when restrictions from the feds and pressure from the Bluenoses gave rise to a thriving moonshine and bootlegging industry in the region’s nooks and crannies.
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