“My family and I are very excited for this opportunity, and especially one that is in our own back yard” said Cotton. "The Niagara Region is a wonderful place to live and raise a family and we are happy to be staying in the region. I also feel that the Niagara region is a place of opportunity and has a limitless potential to grow and enhance sport tourism and related industries." continued Cotton. The NSC’s new Executive Director will have a number of tasks at hand, and will focus a significant amount of his efforts rolling out a regional Pan/Para-Pan-American Games marketing and acclimatization strategy in partnership with various community stakeholders as well as attracting & creating new events, and creating new revenue streams. Cotton’s official start date was January 16^th.

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The Niagara Sport Commission is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to using sport to better the Region of Niagara and to promote the area as a sport tourism destination. As an organization, the Commission enables business and community members to participate in sport. The Commission is dedicated to proving the true value of sport in Niagara's economy.

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