It's only described in terms of the number of hotel rooms and jobs tourism provides. The Beaches resort isn't the only new game in town. Nearby, a complex of 210 half-acre lots is being carved out from a hillside overlooking the sea. But mass tourism will generate needed jobs in this area of high unemployment. Some of the benefits may even trickle down to local outfitters.
Squatters move in during the construction boom and they stay.
Even those who might profit from heavier visitor traffic aren't convinced a tourist boom is desirable, however. The jukebox blasts an eclectic mix from Connie Francis to Toots and the Maytalls through giant outdoor speakers, as patrons kick off their shoes, sit back and watch the fishermen unload the day's catch. It'll change the whole character. Back in Whitehouse, the earthmovers are etching a road into the russet soil. The crocodile that basked on Ann Lyons' beach for several weeks hasn't been seen recently.