RDEK Area A & Tourism Fernie Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2022 | Page 28

Survey Question: The benefits of tourism in and around the RDEK outweigh the negative impacts:

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Survey Question: Based on your current knowledge who do you feel is responsible for ensuring that recreation and tourism develops in a way that supports NGO, resident and community goals?
Area A NGO Survey top benefits of tourism to your NGO / Group:
• Revenues, membership / user fees, grants, increase funding base
• Potential for raising awareness about the organization and the issues it works on( e. g. wildlife, environment, trails, conservation)
• Infrastructure development and improvements
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