Media Advisory - Doors Open Ontario 2015 continues this fall!

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - There are still plenty of opportunities to explore Ontario's rich and diverse heritage as part of Doors Open Ontario 2015. From September 12 until mid-October, over 20 communities across the province will provide visitors access to architectural showpieces, cultural landmarks and natural wonders – all free of charge.

This year's theme − Play. Endure. Inspire: Ontario's sport heritage − explores the traditions, innovations and heroes of sport in Ontario. In addition to its variety of regular sites, Doors Open Ontario 2015 also features community centres, sport fields, halls of fame and arenas.

Since its launch in 2002, Doors Open Ontario has grown from 17 events to 44, representing hundreds of communities across the province and thousands of participating sites. Now in its 14^th year, the program generates more than 450,000 site visits each year.

Upcoming Doors Open Ontario 2015 events:

September

Highlands East	September 12-13
Kawartha Lakes	September 13
Haldimand County	September 19
Markham	September 19
Port Stanley-Sparta	September 19
Waterloo Region	September 19
Brampton	September 26
Burlington	September 26
Grimsby	September 26
Mississauga	September 26
Muskoka Lakes	September 26
St.Marys	September 26
Wellington North	September 26
Amherstberg	September 26-27
Halton Region	September 26-27
London	September 26-27
Oshawa	September 26-27

October

Bradford-West Gwillimbury	October 3
Pickering	October 3
Quinte West	October 3
St.Thomas	October 17

For detailed event information and interactive tools to help you plan your Doors Open Ontario experience, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca. The site also offers social networking tools so that you can share information with your friends and family, as well as a "My Favourites" feature that allows you to keep track of your favourite sites and create a travel itinerary. Doors Open Ontario participants are invited to take part in our Digital Photo Contest. Visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/contest for details.

Doors Open Ontario is a program of the Ontario Heritage Trust, with support from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation.

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SOURCE Ontario Heritage Trust

For further information: For more information, please contact: Rose Windy Manigat, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]; www.heritagetrust.on.ca, www.facebook.com/ontarioheritagetrust, www.twitter.com/ONheritage