Partner's Centre

Welcome to the Rideau Heritage Route Tourism Association (RHRTA) website for industry partners - your valuable source of tourism news, marketing opportunities, research and resources.  The RHRTA collaborates with local tourism partners to develop and deliver exciting, integrated, research-driven marketing programs that promote our world class travel destination.

If your business is involved in the tourism industry along the Rideau, become a partner with the RHRTA and start taking advantage of the many benefits of this unique and exciting partnership!  Please take this opportunity to enter your contact and business information.  Your doing so will enable the RHRTA to feature a basic listing for your business on the Rideau Heritage Route website at no cost to you!  Also, check out our selection of reasonably priced enhanced partnership opportunities by downloading the Advertising Partner Contract on the left-hand side of your screen.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CONTRACTS & ORDER FORMS

• Click here for the 2009 RHRTA Advertising Partner Contract
• Click here for the 2009 RHRTA Custom & Stock Banner Order Form
• Click here for the 2008/09 Rideau Heritage Route Travel Guide, Map & Boating East Order Form 

PLANS & REPORTS

• Download a copy of the 2009 RHRTA Marketing Plan
• Download a copy of the RHRTA Tourism Competitiveness Study Submission to Greg Sorbara
• Download a copy of the RHRTA Business Plan
• Download a copy of the Rideau Situation Analysis

PRESS RELEASES & PARTNER NEWS

• Click to view the new RHRTA newsletter - November 2008 Rideau Review
• Click to view the Rideau Canal Wins National Geographic Award press release (October 24, 2008)
• Click to view the RHRTA TODS Signage Completion press release (Aug 1, 2007) 
• Click to view the Rideau Canal UNESCO Announcement press release (June 28, 2007)
• Click to view the New RHRTA Website press release (April 2, 2007)
• Click to view the Meet the RHRTA press release (May 2, 2006)

2009 RHRTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS...

President:  Chuck Hudson, Town of Smiths Falls

Vice-President:  Vacant

Treasurer:  Jason Kelley, Monterey Inn Resort & Conference Centre

Secretary:  Joan Spencer, Merrickville-Wolford

Past President:  Ian Johnston, Rural Leeds 2000 & Beyond Economic Development Corporation

Glenn Allen, Village of Westport

Terry Butler, Municipality of North Grenville

Rob Carnegie, Kingston Economic Development Corporation

Wendy Chapman, North Grenville Chamber of Commerce

Gary Clarke, Sam Jakes Inn

Barry Davies, Township of Leeds & the Thousand Islands

Eric Devlin, Town of Perth

Neil Dick, Rideau Acres Campground

Russell Foster, Drummond North Elmsley Township

Susan Freeman, Tay Valley Township

Ann Weir, United Counties of Leeds & Grenville

Marie White, Lanark County

Ex-Officio:  Elizabeth Pilon, Parks Canada

Provincial Advisor:  Blair Harris, Ontario Ministry of Tourism

Staff:  Anne Marie Forcier, Executive Director

Please direct all inquiries to Anne Marie Forcier at info@rideauheritageroute.ca