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| Happy Family Day weekend: OMCA office is closed
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OMCA
On Monday, February 17 the OMCA staff will be spending time with their families but will return to the office bright and early on Tuesday, February 18. We wish all our members a happy Family Day.
OMCA
The Ontario Transportation Expo is coming up fast and we will once again need buses to help shuttle delegates between the conference at the Delta Hotel on Dixon Rd and the Trade Show at the International Centre, Hall 5. Contributors will get recognition in exhibition signage and literature. For those interested in donating their coach services, please contact laura@omca.com. Any and all assistance would be much appreciated.
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OMCA
Reminder to all DLSC Subscribers that the next run is this Thursday. Please have your rosters uploaded prior to that date. Contact stevie@omca.com with any questions.
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eTurboNews
The travel and tourism industry depends on visitors being able to travel freely from one location to another. When a health crisis occurs, especially one for which currently there is no vaccine, visitors naturally become afraid. In the case of the Coronavirus, not only has the Chinese government now taken action but much of the world has also acted.
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CTV News
Ontario Northland's new bus route is expected to begin this spring and will allow travellers to get from Ottawa to Thunder Bay seamlessly.
Ontario Northland President and CEO Corona Moore says many of the company's current passengers say that this extension would be really important to them.
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From September to May, experience symphonic music in the heart of Niagara with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Conveniently located along the Wine Route in downtown St. Catharines, the NSO presents 20 concerts at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre including masterworks, pops, rock, and more!
Explore Concerts and Group Rates Now!
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CBC News
February 11, 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of the death of five-year-old Adam Ranger from Mattawa. He was killed getting off his school bus on his way home.
Adam's brother Pierre, says one of the things that could help prevent such needless deaths would be amber flashing lights on buses to warn drivers they need to stop.
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Canada.com
If you love to travel, you likely pay attention to trends, and one of the biggest trends these days is a move toward eco-friendly travelling. It isn’t always easy. But it gets easier, as more and more travel operators pay attention to climate change and, along the way, are doing their bit to keep the problem from getting worse.
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Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada - in the heart of downtown Toronto next to the CN Tower. Immerse yourself in a world of 20,000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure featuring North America’s longest underwater viewing tunnel. Open 365 from 9:00am - 11:00pm. Ripley’s Aquarium is fully accessible.
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From May through August, the University opens its residences to tour groups, conference guests, sports teams, and vacationers visiting the region. Conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of major attractions, the residences allow you to enjoy your stay in Canada’s capital with ease.
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Red Deer Advocate
Red Deer’s 2019 Canada Winter Games is the only event that could bring home three awards from an upcoming Canadian sports tourism awards event.
The Games were nominated as one of three finalists in three categories for the 2020 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) Prestige Awards.
The Games could win the CSTA Canadian Sports Event of the Year Award (with a budget greater than $1 million), CSTA Sport Event Legacy of the Year Award, and 2019 Canada Games Host Society board chair Lyn Radford was nominated for the CSTA Sport Event Volunteer of the Year.
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CBC News
Canada has no immediate plan to impose stronger border controls or isolation protocols in response to the coronavirus outbreak, but the rules could change at any time based on the evolution of the disease, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said recently.
Asked by reporters during a teleconference if Canada would follow the U.S. and some European nations in barring entry to people coming from China, Tam said current measures and guidelines now in place are sufficient because the risk to Canada remains low.
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Bring your Group to discover our world-class dining, retail and arts scene! Tickets are on sale now for Theatre Collingwood’s 2020 Season of exciting performances. MORE
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CTV News
The Ontario government is moving forward with its plan to widen and twin Highway 17 between Kenora and the Manitoba border.
On Wednesday, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney and Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford signed a memorandum of understanding with Niiwin Wendaanimok, a group of four First Nations with interests in the area.
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CBC News
An electric bus could soon be hitting Saskatoon streets as part of a pilot project that may eventually see the city's transit fleet go green.
The pilot is partially funded by a grant provided from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Green Municipal Fund, and will see the city lease an electric bus and charging system for a trial period of one year.
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The Brussels Times
In 2019, there were 150 million trips of Chinese tourists in the world, representing spending of 130 billion dollars, or 13% more than in 2018. Since the outbreak of the virus in Wuhan, hoteliers, tour operators and other tourism players are plunged into uncertainty in the face of potential tourists confined to their homes or prevented from travelling abroad. At least 14 countries have restricted or banned flights from China.
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680 News
We’re only halfway through February and Ontario Provincial Police say they have already taken over 400 dangerous drivers off GTA roads this year.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said 135 charges have been laid since Jan. 1 for drug or alcohol-related driving offences — that amounts to three to four drivers in the GTA every day.
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Belleville Intelligencer
A $200,000 injection of federal funds will help Quinte West keep reeling in tourists with an eye on fishing in the Bay of Quinte.
Quinte West has become a desirable location for many large-scale fishing tournaments, recreational water sports and leisure fishing. With some of its public boat launch facilities facing deterioration, the city is undertaking a reconstruction project to retain and attract visitors and new events to the waterway.
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The Guardian
Mike Cassidy wants to show how serious he is about moving to electric buses.
The owner of the Maritime Coach Atlantic motorcoach service, as well as T3 Transit which services the greater Charlottetown area, will make Canadian history in March.
Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus will be the first company in Canada to test drive the 100 per cent battery electric motorcoach.
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