About the Tourism Industry & Explore Summerside
Tourism Summerside is an industry collaborative that exists to facilitate and enhance Summerside, PEI, as a four-season visitor destination - for the benefit of its members, visitors and the community. The volunteer-driven Board of Directors works on behalf of the membership to pursue product development, marketing and industry education opportunities for Summerside.
About the City of Summerside
As the gateway to Prince Edward Island and the North Cape Coastal Drive, Summerside’s central location makes it easy to plan a visit. With surrounding amenities offering big-city services in a compact setting, Summerside is the ideal choice for your getaway.
The wharves of Historic Summerside reach out to meet the waters of Bedeque Bay on the south slope of a narrow land bridge that links our West with our East. We're bordered on the North by Malpeque Bay that spawned the world famous Malpeque oyster. Rich in history this 16,000-strong urban area is bordered by two of the great bay playgrounds of Prince Edward Island.
By bridge… Summerside is 28 km from the Confederation Bridge which links the Island to New Brunswick. This 13-km engineering marvel is a quick, convenient, dramatic way to arrive or depart the Island. The bridge is open all year round, 24 hours a day and takes approximately 12 minutes to cross.
By land… Summerside has direct access to the Island’s two major highways – Route 1A (Trans-Canada Highway) and Route 2.
By air… Summerside is only 40 minutes from Charlottetown Airport, 5 minutes from Slemon Park Airport and one hour away from Moncton International Airport, New Brunswick.
Tourism Summerside Board of Directors & Staff
Executive:
JP Desrosiers - President, Director of Community Services, City of Summerside
Arnold Croken - Treasurer, General Manager, Summerside Regional Development Corporation
Gord Lapp - Vice-President, General Manager, Silver Fox Entertainment Complex
Directors:
Duke Cormier - Owner Operator, Duke Foods Food Services
David Groom - Owner Operator, Quality Inn Garden of the Gulf
Gordon MacFarlane - Director, HR & Legal Affairs, City of Summerside
Robbie Rankin - Manager, Event and Corporate Service
Don Quarles - Executive Director, Indian River Music Festival
Todd Richard - Territory Manager, ADL Foods
Janice Holmes - Owner Operator, Summerside Motel & Family Cottages
Gordon Lapp - Manager, Silver Fox Entertainment Centre
Richard Corkum - Ex-officio, Corkum Professional Accounting & Tax, Certified Professional Accountants
Gordie Whitlock - Ex-officio, City of Summerside Councillor
Larry J Gaudet - Director of Marketing/Development/Training, Slemon Park Corporation
Staff:
Mitch Shea - Executive Director. Explore Summerside
Amber Handrahan - Special Events & Membership Coordinator, Explore Summerside