City of Corner Brook staff are stressing the importance of a collaborative tourism approach with the completion of the STAR (Strategic Tourism for Areas and Regions) Report. The report, a tourism plan developed for the Corner Brook/Bay of Islands/Lower Humber Valley region, was released publicly Nov. 18. Darren Charters, director of community, engineering, development and planning for the city, said they will continue to collaborate with partners, including the public, tourism industry, provincial and federal governments and other communities around the Bay of Islands. The report lists 31 strategic recommendations and tactics, including Cabox Geopark, but Charters identified five broader areas of focus for the city and its partners.
IATNL Humber Valley Trail part of 2020 STEEP ULTRA
On September 5, 2020, nearly 200 trail runners will descend on the Humber Valley to participate in Newfoundland’s first 100-kilometer ultramarathon trail race or shorter 50km race, both including the entire length of the IATNL Humber Valley Trail from Ballam Bridge to Humber Village. The region’s first ultramarathon, STEEP ULTRA, will enable runners to “experience breathtaking ocean views, majestic rolling mountains and vast, remote landscape.”