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Coronavirus: Tourism in Peterborough and the Kawarthas likely to take major hit this summer

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Three million people visit Peterborough and the Kawarthas annually, according to numbers released in 2019 by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development.

That represents more than $300 million of economic revenue annually, while Northumberland Tourism reports $120 million in tourism dollars each year.

But many events, including fairs in Millbrook, Norwood, Lakefield and Port Hope, as well as the Cobourg Waterfront Festival, have already been cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s illustrative of how serious we need to take this,” said Peterborough County warden J.

Murray Jones.  “The Norwood Fair puts so much work into this all through the year, and spend so much money into the next fair.

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