Five sentences lodge operators and outfitters want to hear from provincial election candidates – Thompson Citizen
April 13, 2016
Manitoba’s lodge operators and outfitters bring thousands of taxpaying visitors into our province every year, contributing tens of millions of dollars into our provincial economy annually.
Our members sell angling and hunting licences for the government; they sell park passes for the government; they collect PST for the government; they pay fees to the government for Crown land permits, Resource Tourism Operator’s licences and annual fees for big game licence allocations. They employ Manitobans in rural and northern areas, and they make most of their business-related expenditures with other Manitoba businesses. They also care deeply about our fish and wildlife resources and are vocal in helping to ensure the sustainability of those resources.
