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OMCA
Plan on joining us at this year's 47th Annual OMCA Golf Tournament at Legends on the Niagara on Tuesday, Aug. 15. A registration notice with the golf registration link will go out on Monday, May 1.
OMCA
We're now accepting nominations for the 2017 OMCA Industry Awards, to be presented this fall at our Annual Marketplace on Monday, Nov. 6 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel and Conference Centre. There are nine categories available, including Driver Excellence, Supplier Member Award of Distinction, Lifetime Achievement, and Heroism.
Click here for nomination criteria and application forms — deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
Please be advised that the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has implemented some new changes within the Municipality. Effective May 15, 2017 Northern Bruce Peninsula has commenced a Paid Parking Program for Tobermory, ON. The fees for parking within the Paid Parking area in Tobermory are as follows:
- $3.00 per hour to a maximum of 2 hours parking in the Downtown core
- All day parking lots on Legion Street and Hay Bay Road are $15.00 per day
The Municipality has also implemented a new Traffic By-Law 2017-19, restricting Tour buses in the Downtown core of Tobermory.
"Tour bus off loading and loading will only be permitted in the parking lot on Hay Bay Road." >> See READ MORE for the full 3-page PDF notice.
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By Shawn Smajstrla
 As with every other industry, travel is seeing its share of "disruption" from emerging and evolving technology — and not just on the consumer side. The cultural fabric of Silicon Valley has started to leave fingerprints on destination marketing. A small organization in Canada is a shining example of this. The Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport in the province of Ontario established 13 regional tourism offices, and one of those — RTO4 — has become known as the "petri dish."
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CBC News
A recent Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. meeting focused on attracting Chinese tourists, and making sure their experience is a good one while they are on the Island. Grace Xin of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada was the keynote speaker at the event. She said understanding Chinese food and geography, and not treating the country like a single entity, will help business operators market to Chinese clients.
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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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Orillia Packet & Times
It's a gem in the rough.
That's what Petra Aykler, a tour guide with the Canadian Tour Guide Association (CTGA) of Toronto thinks of Orillia.
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CBC News
If you speed through a school zone, soon a camera could snap a photo of your license plate.
A special standing committee at Queen's Park is discussing proposed legislation known as the Safer School Zones Act.
Bill 65 would allow municipalities to use photo radar, something local politicians have argued for to keep children safe; but critics call it a cash grab.
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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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Toronto Sun
The federal government has been quietly making changes to passport offices in a bid to improve security and address concerns that the facilities could be easy targets for a terrorist attack.
Civil servants in passport and other government offices have for years faced bomb threats, and hostility from individuals who are disgruntled, drunk or suffering mental illnesses.
Internal government documents show that senior officials have more recently worried that someone with extremist views might see a passport office as prime target for an attack, particularly if the federal government revoked their passport privileges because they wanted to go abroad to join a terrorist group.
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Canada Newswire
There is less than a week remaining for Ontarians to vote in the annual CAA Worst Roads campaign.
Burlington Street East (Hamilton), Dufferin Street (Toronto) and Duckworth Street (Barrie) are among the top contenders for spots on the provincial Top 10 list. Currently, three of the roads sitting on the Top 10 list are from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
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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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Chatham This Week
A local company making waves in Chatham-Kent has established themselves in the Niagara region — and may be poised for more in the near future.
Canquest Communications (Wireless) Inc. recently won a bid to supply Canada Border Security Agency with radio services and equipment in the Niagara region, where roughly 800 CBSA employees currently operate.
Tabled in 2016 and put into effect April 1, the multi-year contract is the next step for the local company's eventual move towards national, and possibly international, expansion.
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CityNews
Imagine traveling all the way to the airport, bags packed, tickets in hand for a dream vacation to the Caribbean only to find your trip was fraudulently booked.
That's what happened to an Oshawa couple, who say they are out $1,700 after booking an all-inclusive trip to Jamaica through Sunshine Travel.
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In interactive way to think outside the box! Time is of the essence once you enter the puzzle room. With the help of your group and using your skills and intuition can you escape before the time runs out? Don’t miss out on this brand new engaging and immersive experience.
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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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Hotel News Now
Millennials continue to be a driving force of hotel design trends, with no indication of relinquishing their vast influence. In fact, comprising roughly 75 million people, by 2050 they will remain the largest generational group in the United States, making up 26 per cent of the population. The newest demand for the hotel design landscape? Smaller guestrooms.
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Toronto Star
Don't drink and drive.
Don't text and drive, either.
Buckle up, and don't forget, speed kills.
If you're a driver in southern Ontario, you should be accustomed to seeing those messages on some of the electronic signs placed over the province's highways, but you may have recently noticed a new addition: "DON'T DRIVE HIGH."
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