Clearview kicks off tourism season, new geocaching event announced

Clearview’s community culture and tourism coordinator Amanda Murray hosted a tourism season kick-off event at the Clearview Tourism Centre in Stayner Monday to promote this year’s event line-up.

The township has received funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program and the province to hire three summer students who will help staff the centre.

The information centre is operated in partnership with the Stayner Heritage Society, Chamber of Commerce and the township. As of June 1, the centre will be open Saturday and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, with extended hours until 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays during Music, Market and Park It.

An audience of staff and members of the Creemore BIA were in attendance to hear highlights of the 2017 summer line-up of events, which are organized by volunteers and supported by the township. Murray took the opportunity to announce a new Clearview Canada 150 Geocache Challenge, launching next week.

“Lastly, here at Station Park in Stayner, there will be some changes made over the next few years,” said Murray. “The township will be issuing an RFP (request for proposal) to hire a landscape architect who will create a vision and plan for the Station Park to be a premier destination for events and to complement the downtown vision for Stayner in Clearview Township.”