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Chi-Cheemaun ready for another season

When the Chi-Cheemaun begins another season May 1st, passengers will notice a lot of changes.  The washrooms have undergone a complete overhaul on the ferry and the gift shop is larger.  Also new marketing focuses on Manitoulin.  The Owen Sound Transportation Company is hiring a manger who will put Manitoulin in the limelight through marketing efforts.  The manager will also visit trade shows and conventions, to promote the Chi-Cheemaun.  Next year the Chi-Cheemaun dining room gets a major revamp.

Rocco Frangione
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.

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