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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 08:21 |
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Victoria County Tourism Resource Centre has been updated March 1,& 7 with several new articles. Some of these are a) Atlantic Canada & National Tourism News - 2009 Nova Scotia Tourism Indicators, 2010 PEI Tourism Marketing Plan, NB Tourism Indicators, TIAC Talk Newsletter, b) International tourism news - US to make travellers Jump more Hoops, and Airlines to play an Active Role in Travel Promotion, c) Technology news - the first Digital Olympics Winter Games, and Six Elements of Effective Social Media Benchmarking, and d) the Tourism Calendar features a number of new events. Featured video this week is "How to setup a facebook fan page for your business or organization". |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 11:06 |
Festival and Events Funding Applications
Funding assistance is available from Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation to assist Festival & Events organizations along with Community Centres/Halls in Victoria County. Criteria for each program and applications forms are available from the ECBC website. Deadline for applications is coming up soon - Monday, March 15, 2010.
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 09:44 |
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The February newsletter of the Victoria County County Heritage & Archives is now available. Highlights of this month's newsletter includes Heritage Day on February 17th that feature displays and pictures on Sport & Recreation and MacDonald/MacAskill house on Breton Cove. Newsletter, Feb. 2010
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:00 |
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Festival & Event organizers in Victoria County must be listed on novascotia.com website first before they can apply for funding with NS Festival & Events Program for marketing assistance. For assistance please contact Jenn at Destination Cape Breton 563-4636 or email
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Deadline for applications is March 31, 2010.
2010 Nova Scotia Festival & Event Guidelines :
2010 Tourism Marketing Opportunities Program
2010 NS Festival & Event application -
2010-FandE-application
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 21:09 |
2010 Volunteer Week
2010 Volunteer Week will be celebrated across Nova Scotia from April 18-24. "Victoria County will be participating in its 28th year of recognizing Volunteers and Community organizations for their outstanding achievements and contributions to their community and county" states Bruce Morrison, Warden, Municipality of Victoria County.
Community organizations can participated in the County's recognition program by nominating outstanding adult as well youth volunteers and community organizations who improve the quality of life in your community. For more information on nominations forms and deadlines, please visit the County's Volunteer Week page on this website. Provincial nominations forms must be in or before March 4, 2010. Victoria County's deadline for nomination forms - April 9, 2010. Nominations forms are available to download as pdf documents or you can fill them out online. |
Municipal Notices

Victoria County Municipal Council will meet on Monday, March 29, 2010, at the Court House, Baddeck, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
The Municipality of the County of Victoria is seeking photos of County scenery and locations for possible inclusion in the community photo gallery of the website. We invite you to forward your images to:
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The Municipality of the County of Victoria is currently accepting applications for the position of Waste Collection Driver and Waste Collection Helper. Applications will be accepted until noon on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010. Job postings for each position can be viewed in the "Services" section under Job Opportunities and Tenders.
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