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OMCA
Effective Feb. 21, OMCA will be located at the following address:
320 North Queen Street
Suite 210
Toronto, ON M9C 5K4
CANADA
Please be sure to update all your records accordingly. All phone numbers, extensions and email addresses will remain the same.
We would also like to notify our members that as of Wednesday, February 15, OMCA will be temporarily closed to accommodate the move and all related setup at the new location. We will be up and running after the Family Day long weekend.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we look forward to welcoming you to our new office in the near future.
TICO
The increase approved for Phase 2 of the Compensation Fund Contribution Rate provided for an increase from $0.20 to $0.25 per thousand dollars of Ontario sales effective April 1, 2017.
TICO
TICO wishes to remind all stakeholders that the Ontario Government is conducting a comprehensive review of the Travel Industry Act, 2002 and Ontario Regulation 26/05 which regulates approximately 2,400 Ontario retail travel agencies and travel wholesalers (tour operators).
The Ontario Government will be holding public consultation sessions throughout Ontario to obtain feedback from all stakeholders.
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Global News
Essex: it's an Ontario riding with a population of just over 125,000 that sits right on Canada's border with the United States.
And recently, it became a focal point in the struggles and confusion that followed a temporary U.S. travel ban on refugees and citizens from seven countries with Muslim-majority populations, Tracey Ramsey, the area's NDP MP, said in the House of Commons recently.
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Government of Ontario
Ontario has opened the third round of permit applications and renewals for Canada's first High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes, which provide another travel option for commuters and help manage congestion.
The HOT lanes are on 16.5 kilometres of the QEW in both directions, from Trafalgar Rd. in Oakville to Guelph Line in Burlington. Vehicles with two or more occupants, or green licence plates, can travel in the lanes for free, while drivers of single-occupant vehicles can apply to purchase a permit.
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The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa offers the opportunity to bring a truly and authentic Canadian cultural experience to groups of all sizes throughout the year. Our tours are offered in both English and French and provide your group the opportunity to experience the fascinating process of coin production.
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Brantford Expositor
City councillors are encouraging everyone in the community to watch amazing athletes in action at the 2017 Ontario ParaSport Winter Games, which soon get underway in Brantford and Brant County.
"These are elite athletes and it was exciting to watch them play," Ward 2 Coun. John Sless said recently following a presentation by organizers.
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CBC News
A shortage of reasonably priced hotel rooms in the Rocky Mountains during peak travel seasons is just one of the hurdles to increasing the number of Chinese tourists, according to a report released by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada. The delegation that authored the report included representatives from Canadian lodges and resorts, the Calgary Stampede, Toronto's Mariposa Cruises and New Brunswick's Hopewell Rocks.
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Sarnia & Lambton County will be celebrating Canada’s birthday in true Canadian style.
We invite you to join us on the new Red & White Birthday tour themed in our nation’s patriotic colours.
Tour highlights include; Canadian art, wine, floral gardens, live theatre and even some Moose!
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Explore Four Points by Sheraton hotels across Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia for OMCA group blocks. We have what matters most like comfortable beds, delicious breakfast, fast & free WiFi, and great local beer with Best Brews™. Submit an RFP and enjoy exclusive offers for OMCA members.
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North Bay Nugget
Andre Dukhia grew up in Guyana, but says it's Northern Ontario — even with its cold weather — that warms his heart. His experience gives him a unique perspective.
"A lot tropical people, they are fascinated by seeing and experiencing snow. They see it as this big, white, fluffy Christmassy thing and they want to experience that," he says.
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TravelWeek
The U.S. government has provided some clarity: Canadian passport-holders have the right to travel to the United States, despite days of confusing, contradictory messages about President Trump's travel restrictions.
Four days after the order was announced, the American administration held its first detailed news conference shedding light on who can still travel to the U.S. and who can't — at least not until the order is reviewed in a few months.
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Blockbuster musicals and award-winning productions from around the world come to four Mirvish theatres in the heart of downtown Toronto. MORE
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Birchtown, the largest free Black settlement in the 1780’s, where people voted with their feet for freedom. Come experience the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre. MORE
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Government of Ontario
Ontario recognizes that commuters need reliable transit options before revenue-generating measures such as road tolls are implemented. For example, the ongoing GO Regional Express Rail project will not be completed and in service before 2024. That is why the province is not supporting plans for municipal road tolls at this time. This new investment, along with Ontario's $31.5 billion transit and transportation investment across the province, will support more buses in cities like Thunder Bay and Windsor, new LRT lines in Waterloo and Ottawa, and GO Regional Express Rail in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including SmartTrack in Toronto.
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Toronto Sun
Ontario's Transportation Minister isn’t ruling out intervening in a process that could see troubled transit agency Metrolinx' CEO get a six-figure pay hike.
Steven Del Duca recently stressed that nothing has been finalized when it comes to Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig's proposed raise, which could see him receive $118,000 more in salary a year. If approved at the maximum level in a draft report, McCuaig's pay would jump anywhere from $375,000 to $479,500. He currently makes $361,000 a year.
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If you haven’t been to Sudbury lately, you just haven’t been to Sudbury!
Discover Northern Ontario’s most popular tourist attractions – Science North & Dynamic Earth – Home of the Big Nickel. Science North and its team of Bluecoat scientists are known around the world for its unique style of science entertainment and education.
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....A Lancaster Gem & must see!
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this unique open-air village includes examples of industrial life from the 1700s to 1990s and traditional craft & agricultural demonstrations with historic breeds of animals. www.landisvalleymuseum.org
Contact Joyce Perkinson 717-581-0431
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Windsor Start
Windsor has been named a finalist for two national awards for hosting the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in December.
The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance recently announced its 2017 Prestige Awards nominees, and Windsor is up for International Sport Event of the Year, and Sustainable Sport Event of the Year.
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kawarthaNOW
Four organizations in the Kawarthas have won awards for their winning entries to the Trail Towns Workshop 2017 Community Incentive Award from the Kawarthas Northumberland tourism organization.
The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Impact 32 in Bobcaygeon, Friends of Lock 34 in Fenelon Falls, and Incredible Edibles Festival in Campbellford have each won a monetory award.
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Tropicana Atlantic City is a 24-hour gaming destination located on the beach and Boardwalk. Featuring 2,079 hotel rooms and home of The Quarter, a 200,000 square foot entertainment complex, Tropicana is the premier resort in Atlantic City. With 24 restaurants, 25 shops, 18 bars and lounges, 2 pools, and a spa, Tropicana was highlighted as one of the “Coolest Casinos in the World” by PopSugar.
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CBC News
Taxi drivers could be parking at a small lot next to the Charles Street bus terminal in Kitchener thanks to some help from the city.
Cabbies, who had for years been able to wait for fares in front of the Charles Street bus terminal, are among the many drivers in Kitchener and Waterloo who have been told it's illegal to park or drive on the ION tracks, even though LRT service has not started.
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Toronto Star
GO Transit has given its customers almost $4 million worth of refunds for delayed trains over the past three years, the Star has learned.
And while the transit agency cut down on the amount it paid out in 2016 compared to the year before, GO issued about $300,000 more in rebates last year than it did in 2014.
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