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impact on international tourism,” says
Mayor Pankow. “We welcome both
guests and media from all over the
world. Through the media reports of
Le Boat, we have reached 200 million
people in just one season. So that
kind of attention, and talk every week
about our Tweed campus, have led
to frequent visits from international
delegates.”
Mayor Pankow says its been wonder-
ful to see how others are showing
their appreciation for the town. “One
thing we appreciate is, once they visit,
how newcomers view our town as a
place that is just as conducive to busi-
ness as it is to a vibrant lifestyle. One
of our visitors said “There are so many
friendly people in the world…they just
all happen to be Canadian.”
Another visitor to Smiths Falls?
Tweed wouldn’t be one of the world’s
leading cannabis companies with-
out an endorsement (and business
partnership) from cannabis advocate
Snoop Dogg, who performed in the
town in 2018. “It was a very unique
experience. Snoop Dogg was very
accommodating and personable and
showed a genuine interest in Smiths
Smiths Falls Rideau Canal at Dawn
