The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation Activities in Haliburton County

The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation Activities in Haliburton County

Kirkpatrick, Michael; McLaren, Thomas

County of Haliburton
Host contact: Brohm, Amy

Nicol, Heather; Skinner, Mark
Department: Geography

TP-600

2009

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Haliburton County

Economic impact of outdoor activities
Geography
Recreation & Tourism

Haliburton County is a destination area for many types of outdoor recreation activities and residents and tourists engaging in these activities have an economic impact on the area. The purpose of this project is to gain an understanding of the relative economic impact of a number of different activities including; snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. The project includes secondary research on economic impact studies done in other areas and an overview of methods used to collect data. Students then developed a survey tool and conducted a pilot study focusing on winter activities. Finally the students refined a survey tool and developed a long-term implementation plan (to be initiated in the spring of 2009) for the collection of economic data on people participating in the outdoor activities listed above.

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