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City of Toronto
On April 17, the City of Toronto will be closing the York-Bay-Yonge off ramp for its demolition.
This will affect
drivers delivering goods into the downtown core arriving from the west; please adjust
your schedule /
messaging to clients / customers prior to this closure taking place.
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Global News
The province is moving forward with a plan to better integrate three transit agencies by redeveloping Kipling Station into a major transit hub.
According to Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca, the province invited pre-qualified bidders to participate in a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build and finance the Kipling bus terminal.
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Government of Ontario
Ontario is helping 19 municipalities across the province make the roads and bridges that run through their communities and connect to provincial highways safer, while fostering economic growth and job creation.
Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca was at the Sault Ste. Marie Civic Centre recently to announce that the City of Sault Ste. Marie will receive support through the Connecting Links program to resurface two sections of Second Line along Highway 550/17.
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Globe and Mail
Getting federal funds to organize community celebrations for Canada's 150th anniversary is proving to be a hard task.
New numbers show that the federal government has rejected a majority of the 3,285 applications it has received from artists, community groups and entrepreneurs looking for money for Canada 150 ideas.
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CBC News
A $50 million investment from the federal government will fund 114 transit projects in southwestern Ontario including bringing 24 new "clean diesel" buses to Windsor's streets. The funding was announced in London, in support of public transit across Ontario.
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Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC) is one of Ontario’s largest ferry operators with a highly experienced and dedicated staff providing state-of-the-art passenger, vehicle and cargo transportation services to northern and southwestern Ontario waterways.
Explore the Chi-Cheemaun and Manitoulin Island!
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Toronto Star
With the GTA experiencing strong growth, a study suggests the area around Pearson airport would be a logical place to have a "Union Station West" to help reduce road congestion even if the airport did not exist.
The study, commissioned by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, suggests a regional transit hub for trains, light rail cars and buses can make the area more competitive.
"We found that commuting times in the region are the highest in Canada," said Howard Eng, president of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority at a recent media conference.
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Sherwood Park News
Electric buses may be the way of the future for Strathcona County.
Councillor Brian Botterill presented a motion during a recent council meeting asking administration to work with the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) and the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium to push transit manufacturers to create a Canadian standard for electric bus manufacturing including, but not limited to, charging infrastructure.
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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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CBC News
The Niagara Region has been awarded the 2021 Canada Summer Games.
Niagara was chosen over bids from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and Sudbury.
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CTV News
Canada's finance minister warned business leaders in New York recently that a proposed U.S. border tax threatens to make both countries poorer — and might even hurt Americans more.
In an appearance at a World Economic Forum event, Bill Morneau cautioned that a tariff-like tax would sting families on both sides of the frontier by disrupting a mutually beneficial trading relationship and imposing extra costs on U.S. firms.
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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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Windsor Star
Regular commuters using the Ambassador Bridge will have an opportunity to save on tolls by purchasing gas or other products at the border crossing's duty-free stores.
The bridge company has launched a new program that allows travellers to save based on how much they spend at the Ammex Duty Free Store in Detroit or Ambassador Duty Free store in Windsor.
For each $25, $50 or $100 duty-free purchase, a customer will see a parallel toll reduction of 25 cents, 50 cents or $1 for every day of the following week.
Every 10-gallon purchase of fuel will equal another 25 cent toll reduction.
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The Huffington Post
An unforgettable seven-hour road trip north of Toronto, or a quick one hour flight, will bring you to Sault Ste. Marie. It's a stunning region that has the perfect balance of vibrant city life and tranquil nature. The city rests on the banks of the St. Marys River and for those seeking adventure, there's no better place to cast a line, hop on a paddleboard or chase one of the area's waterfalls.
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Renewed! Experience the iconic underground mining tour like never before… seven stories below the surface with exciting new special effects and multimedia techniques to bring to life the stories of mining, innovation and the mining heritage of Sudbury – a fully interactive and immersive experience at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, Ontario.
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Indulge in Sticky Buns, Soft Pretzels and Chocolate
Lancaster, PA
Travel through time by horse-drawn wagon
and experience costumed guides and
traditional craftsmen interpreting village life in
the 1700-1800’s; sample our famous Sticky Buns.
Continue on to Lititz “ voted best small town in America” for your factory pretzel tour, you’ll roll a pretzel and then enjoy one.
Watch candy makers hand dip chocolates right before your
eyes and taste the samples; view the collection of chocolate
molds and memorabilia.
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By Suzanne Mason
 The U.S. Travel Association refers to the years 2000-2009 as the "The Lost Decade" of international travel. During those years, the U.S. missed out on approximately 68.3 million visitors and $606 billion. Fast forward to 2016, and those numbers have finally bounced back. However, the U.S. travel industry may be looking at another "lost decade" under President Donald Trump. A new report shows that Trump's travel ban could cost the U.S. travel industry $18 billion in the next two years.
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CTV News
Public tours at the historic Canadian Club Heritage Brand Centre in Windsor will no longer take place.
But the MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh wants to keep the centre on Riverside Drive open.
Percy Hatfield introduced a Private Member's Bill at Queen's Park, which would allow these types of centres to sell spirits, if it is 500 metres from where the alcohol is manufactured.
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The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa offers an authentic Canadian cultural experience to groups of all sizes. Guided tours are offered in English and French, they feature a behind-the-scenes look at the Mint’s fascinating coin production process. Quote reference #Tour150 when booking by phone (1-800-276-7714).
For more information: www.mint.ca/tours.
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Brantford Expositor
Brantford residents who use the GO bus say they are pleased with the service but have suggestions for improvements.
Genny Pereira takes the GO bus daily to McMaster University in Hamilton from a stop at Wayne Gretzky Parkway and Henry Street.
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Toronto Star
For a man who has spent nearly seven years atop the fractious world of Toronto-area transit planning, Bruce McCuaig is remarkably unfazed by the criticism and controversy that accompany his line of work.
Metrolinx recently announced that McCuaig was stepping down as its president and CEO, unexpectedly calling time on the congenial 56-year-old's six-and-a-half-year tenure in charge of the agency responsible for transit planning in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
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