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Power people of Eastern Ontario's tourism sector
Ottawa Business Journal
Eastern Ontario is home to some of the most scenic parks, picturesque waterfronts, historic towns and cities and overall attractions. All are beacons to tourists. Not only does the tourism industry — made up of more than 7,000 companies — help to show off to visitors all that Eastern Ontario has to offer, it also provides thousands of jobs each year, contributes to the economic growth of each area and the province and has become the livelihood of many entrepreneurs and business owners. Some of its towns depend on tourism to grow and prosper.
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Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests, blockades
CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canada's history to give the federal government temporary powers to handle ongoing blockades and protests against pandemic restrictions.
"It is now clear that there are serious challenges to law enforcement's ability to effectively enforce the law," Trudeau told a news conference Monday afternoon.
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Thunder Bay bus operator wants a better deal for transporting cruise ship passengers
Northern Ontario Business
The search for onshore transportation for hundreds of cruise ship passengers expected in Thunder Bay this summer just got a bit harder.
A day after the charter bus department of Happy Time Tours announced it was closing, the owner of another Thunder Bay bus company says the rate he's been offered to transport visitors is unsatisfactory.
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Ontario expands critical relief for tourism sector
Government of Ontario
The Ontario government is further expanding over $340,000 in critical financial support for owners and operators of amusement devices and ski lifts and protecting jobs in the travel and tourism sectors. Through the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), the government is reducing permit and licence fees by 75 percent for 163 businesses operating almost 1,000 devices across Ontario until the end of 2022, while ensuring strong public safety standards are maintained.
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The Ottawa VIP Program offers tour operators $50 per room night at a qualifying hotel, when accompanied by a paid admission to an eligible attraction. There are no minimum room night requirements. Hotels and attractions must be paid by the tour operator and proof of payment is required for the funding. Travel must be completed by June 30, 2022.
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After conservation efforts reintroduced Saskatchewan bison to their traditional lands in 2019, they helped archaeologists uncover 1,000-year-old petroglyphs and the tool used to carve them.
This historic find uncovers a new chapter in the story of the Northern Plains Indigenous People who have gathered on this land for over 6,000 years.
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Whitby self-driving bus ending its route
DurhamRegion.com
The Whitby bus that drives itself will make its final loop this month.
The announcement of the end of the four-month pilot project was made at the February Durham Region Transit Executive Committee (TEC) meeting.
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Ontario moving forward to expand Highway 6 South
Government of Ontario
The Ontario government has procured AECOM as the successful engineering consultant to undertake a Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Update Study for the widening of Highway 6 South in the City of Hamilton. The project will increase lane capacity from two lanes to four over a nine kilometre segment between Highway 403 and Upper James Street, as part of the government’s plan to build Ontario.
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Winter roads opening
Toronto Star
As seasonal winter roads began to open this week in many parts of Northwestern Ontario, Indigenous people who live in about 30 isolated, Northern First Nations began taking advantage of the short window to get out of town and do some shopping at larger centres.
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