| dset of resort owners are gradually shifting. With | | | | of Bullfrog Power, the first 100% green electricity |
| a greater emphasis being placed on being | | | | retailer in Ontario. This is significant because the |
| environmentally friendly, and more specifically | | | | resort will essentially pay a premium for |
| "green", many resort properties are incorporating | | | | renewable electricity. Yet due to the fact that |
| practices that protect and preserve resources. | | | | resorts such as these place a high degree of |
| Exercising the most up-to-date environmentally | | | | importance on the environment, this is a price |
| friendly practices available is a way that resorts | | | | they are willing to pay. |
| can set the standard for hospitality properties. | | | | The final way that most eco-friendly resorts |
| This can mean many things, but most often it | | | | show their commitment to the environment is by |
| takes effect as the resort is committed to | | | | supporting local conservation efforts. This may |
| lowering energy use and minimizing the number of | | | | include working with local charities, employing a |
| resources that are not recycled or reused. | | | | significant number of local people, protecting the |
| However, resorts that take a "green" approach | | | | environment beyond their local property by |
| can still remain extremely up-scale, producing the | | | | reaching out to the community in which they |
| comfort and style that many tourists desire. | | | | serve. |
| Another way to tell if a resort is committed to | | | | Unfortunately, many resorts claim to be green or |
| the environment is by looking at the meals that | | | | eco-friendly and have very little impact. As a |
| they offer. Often, an environmentally friendly | | | | result, if this is something that you find of |
| resort will focus highly on healthful meals that are | | | | particular interest, and insist upon when staying at |
| made from produce grown on the resort's | | | | a resort, it is important to ask yourself several |
| grounds. This minimizes the fuel used to transport | | | | questions including: |
| produce from one area to the next. Additionally, | | | | - What percentage of the property’s |
| the owners can ensure that it is organic. | | | | produce and services come from local sources? |
| Some accommodation properties are noted for | | | | - How do they treat water waste? What |
| their extensive use of products and technologies | | | | methods are used to preserve water? |
| that are environmentally friendly and make a | | | | - What energy sources do they use, and is it |
| lighter footprint on our fragile northern | | | | renewable energy? |
| environment. The resort may have gone as far | | | | - What recycling and re-use methods do they |
| as to set environmental standards that the resort | | | | employ? |
| will operate within. This is a way that the property | | | | By ensuring that the resort you stay at is |
| preserves the unspoiled beauty of the natural | | | | environmentally friendly, you are doing your part |
| wilderness for generations to come. | | | | to support businesses that share similar values. |
| Whether a resort property relies on site-friendly | | | | Additionally, resort owners will realize that their |
| septic systems or solar-powered buildings and | | | | "green" resort is having more than just a positive |
| electric boat motors, their commitment to the | | | | impact on the environment. It will also encourage |
| environment should be evident in every decision | | | | guests to enjoy the beauty of the resort and |
| they make. Another significant choice that | | | | gain an added appreciation for the environment in |
| environmentally friendly resorts employ is the use | | | | which we live. |