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Greenwood municipal water was voted "Best in the WORLD 2012"
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The Okanagan Valley is home to four annual seasonal wine festivals
August 30th
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The Thompson Okanagan region is the same size as Ireland
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is nearly the size of Prince Edward Island
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is the fourth largest provincial park in BC
August 30th
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At 3,954 metres, Mount Robson is the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies
August 30th
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Murtle Lake is the largest ‘non-motorized’ lake in North America
August 30th
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Nk’Mip Cellars is North America’s first aboriginal-owned and operated winery
August 30th
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Osoyoos Lake is Canada’s warmest fresh water lake
August 30th
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Capital city of BC is Victoria
August 30th
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Sun Peaks ski resort is the third largest ski resort in Canada
August 30th
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Shuswap Lake hosts the largest houseboat fleet in Canada
August 30th
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The 50 hectare BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops has over 65 species of wildlife
August 30th
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The Thompson Okanagan region has 3,200 tourism stakeholders
August 30th
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Tourism generates $1.73 billion per year for the Thompson Okanagan economy
August 30th
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The 600-acre wildlife sanctuary of Cranberry Marsh hosts over 90 species of birds
August 30th
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Helmcken Falls is taller than Niagara Falls and plunges 141 metres down a narrow canyon
August 30th
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Greenwood is Canada’s smallest city
August 30th
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Shuswap Lake encompasses over 1,000km of shoreline
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is the largest provincial park in the Thompson Okanagan region
August 30th
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Mount Robson was established in 1913 as the second provincial park in BC
August 30th
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BC is Canada's third most populated province, with 4,530,961 residents
August 30th
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Osoyoos is home to Canada’s only desert eco-system
August 30th
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In the Thompson Okanagan you can ski and golf in the same day at certain times of year!
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BC Parks celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2011
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is home to over 40 waterfalls
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Mount Robson was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984
August 30th

TOTA Staff Members

Meet our team!

 

 

Glenn Mandziuk

Glenn Mandziuk, President and Chief Executive Officer

250.860.5999 ext.216

Sets the strategic direction of the Association in accordance with the Board’s vision, mission and priorities; builds a culture than reflects the Association’s values; oversees the operation of the Association and provides leadership in accordance with board parameters, financial, legal and regulatory requirements; ensures the Association and its programs, products and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive light to stakeholders.

Market Experiences Department

Ellen Walker Mathews

Ellen Walker-Matthews, Market Experiences Specialist - South Region

250.860.5999 ext.215

Plans and implements a market development strategy integrating media, consumer and travel trade components to increase tourism in the Thompson Okanagan region from key North American markets.

Howard Grieve

Howard Grieve, Market Experiences Specialist – North Region

250.860.5999 ext.204

Plans and implements a market development strategy integrating media, consumer and travel trade components to increase tourism in the Thompson Okanagan region from current International markets.

Gary Aldus

Gary Aldus, Market Experiences Assistant

250.377.4383

Assists in the planning and implementation of TOTA’s regional market development plans to increase tourism in the Thompson Okanagan region.

Meaghan Racine

Meaghan Racine, Stakeholder Sales Specialist

250.860.5999 ext.203

Responsible for the sale of advertising in our Annual Vacation Planner, Seasonal Marketing Campaigns and Online Travel Trade Guide as well as Event sales for attendance at TOTA Golf Tournament and Annual Summit as well as other sale initiatives that are initiated directly from TOTA.

Industry Development Department

Jennifer Houiellebecq

Jennifer Houiellebecq, Industry Development & Research Specialist

250.860.5999 ext.209

Develops and implements an Industry Development and Research Strategy to increase tourism capacity, innovation, integration and economic activity in the Thompson Okanagan region.

Rob Grifone

Rob Grifone, Industry Services Specialist

250.860.5999 ext.208

Assists in the implementation of TOTA’s Research Strategy and provides administrative support to the Industry Services Department.

Community Development Department

Simone Carlysle-Smith

Simone Carlysle-Smith, Community Development Specialist

250.860.5999 ext.214

Develops and implements a Community Development Strategy to enhance community tourism partnerships, capacity and competitiveness in the Thompson Okanagan region.

Corporate Services Department

Monica Rasmusens

Monica Miller, Corporate & Finance Officer

250.860.5999 ext.206

Responsible for the integrity of the Association’s financials, producing timely and accurate financial statements, forecasts, analysis and corporate reporting; also the liaison with the Board of Directors and manages the Corporate Services functions including IT, Performance Measurement, HR and Purchasing.

Alison Steward

Alison Steward, Corporate Services Specialist

250.860.5999 ext.205

Responsible for maintaining accounts receivable and payable functions, as well as assisting the Corporate Officer.  Develops and implements a plan to measure TOTA’s performance, prepares information to meet TOTA’s and Tourism BC’s reporting requirements, increases the efficiency of TOTA’s administrative processes and maximizes the effectiveness of TOTA’s technology systems.

Ingrid Tyler

Ingrid Tyler, Corporate Services Administrative Assistant

250.860.5999 ext.207

Responsible to the Corporate Officer by maintaining lead reception functions and increasing the efficiency of TOTA's administrative processes for corporate communications through standardization of TOTA's tools and templates, and SharePoint implementation and administration and assisting in preparing information to meet TOTA's and Tourism BC's reporting requirements, maintaining TOTA's database systems

Also responsible to the CEO by providing confidential administrative and project support to the CEO.

Cameron Bowyer

Cameron Bowyer, Web Development Specialist

Responsible for the consumer, corporate and mobile web development.

 

Devon Brooks

Devon Brooks, Communications

 

Responsible for TOTA's online News Centre and press releases.

 
 
 
 

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