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Be sure to log on to My Association to update your company profiles (specifically what will show under Publish) — this information is available to all OMCA members and we want to ensure that all information is current. Members registered for Marketplace have had an opportunity to review their membership profiles during the registration process; these members are encouraged to review their profiles again, prior to the deadline, to ensure all information is up to date. For assistance, contact us at info@omca.com. Note: Only current, renewed members for 2018 will be included in this year’s Membership Directory.
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Bring your cowboy hat — and bring your appetite! Get ready to kick up your boots at the Tourism Windsor Essex opening reception at the Bull & Barrel in downtown Windsor! Chow down on home style, locally-sourced smokehouse cooking paired with local wines, beers & spirits (we are the home of Canadian whisky!).
Dance until your feet hurt with line dancing lessons and take a ride on Fu Manchu (the mechanical bull) — or escape for a quiet drink around the fireplace with acoustic jams on Windsor’s largest patio!
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OMCA
The OMCA Development Fund Committee is looking for additional committee members. This committee is instrumental in the collection of donations for the Silent Auction which raises funds for the Student Internship Program, as well as research projects for OMCA. If you are interested, please contact Mardi Schueler at mardi@omca.com.
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InHalton
Burlington St. E. in Hamilton is officially Ontario’s Worst Road according to CAA’s annual Top 10 list released on June 4.
It’s topped the list for the second straight year.
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Toronto Star
Researchers from McGill University may have discovered the key to solving the problem of stagnating ridership that's plaguing transit agencies across the continent. It's the humble public bus.
After years of successive growth, cities across North America are struggling to address plateauing or even declining transit use. The TTC is no exception, and last year ridership decreased significantly for the first time since 2003, with the number of trips falling to 533.2 million in 2017, from 538 million in 2016.
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Discover one of Canada's best kept secrets! Experience island life with a day trip to Pelee Island - Canada's Southermost inhabited island. Enjoy the laid back life style, the delectable bites, and a taste of Canada's largest estate winery, Pelee Island Winery!
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CBC News
Several parties in Ontario are promising to put winter highway maintenance back into the public sector but CBC News has learned many of those contracts won't expire until after the next provincial election.
In its platform, the New Democrats say if elected, the party will "bring winter road maintenance and inspections back to the public sector and inspections back to the public sector as each contract expires."
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Global News
The City of Ottawa and Ottawa Tourism recently announced that they have collaborated to create the destination development fund, which, according to the city, will build on the momentum of 2017 by adding new and innovative tourism experiences in the nation's capital. "This investment is made possible by the new municipal accommodation tax, which was approved by city council in December 2017, and came into effect on Jan. 1," wrote the city in a release.
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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. Contact our organization any time of the year to arrange for a site tour.
For more information visit: www.blackloyalist.com
or call 1-877-354-0772.
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From dinosaurs to mummies, Indigenous objects to Chinese architecture, and meteorites to precious jewels. The ROM invites you to explore art, culture, and nature through six million objects in our remarkable galleries and fascinating exhibitions. Book your group experience for guided tours, dining, shopping and more!
groupsales@rom.on.ca
416.586.5801x2
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The Sarnia Journal
The dedicated folks who promote Sarnia-Lambton as a tourist destination have come up with a new event to showcase some of the area’s best attractions.
It’s for everyone, but organizers anticipate it will primarily attract local people who can discover what they’ve been missing in their own backyard.
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CTV News
You've seen TV shows or ads for secret shoppers, where people go into a chain store and then review it for its head office.
Sault Ste. Marie's Downtown Association brought in consultant-for-hire, Roger Brooks, to review the area over the past week, but he actually reviewed the whole city and what it offers to tourists.
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Globe and Mail
Not only were Canadian officials scrambling to limit problems for travellers, they were simply trying to grasp what was going on when the Trump administration issued an executive order last year banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Newly released internal notes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reveal Canadian government officials fired off a list of 16 detailed questions with the aim of figuring out the order's impact on everything from refugee claims to biometric tracking.
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CTV News
A Kitchener tour operator says the cap-and-trade program is hurting his business.
Larry Hundt with Great Canadian Holidays and Coaches says he's had to implement a fuel surcharge for passengers recently in order to help offset the carbon costs.
"We're being charged just like everyone else, even though we're here to help," says Hundt. He says a motor coach is one of the most fuel-efficient means of moving people, especially since a full bus takes up to 50 vehicles off the road.
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CBC News
No more than 12 border guards from southern Ontario should be deployed to help the situation in Quebec at any given time, the Canadian Border Services Agency said in an email to CBC News.
It's in response to some concern of border delays at different ports of entry across Canada due to additional staff needed in the Quebec region. The CBSA recently sent a memo to its officers, asking for volunteers to temporarily re-locate to Quebec where they're seeing an influx of immigrants.
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Ottawa Business Journal
As the festivities marking Canada's 150th anniversary drew to a close, Ottawa Tourism faced a simple yet formidable task: Maintain the momentum from 2017, when a record 11 million visitors arrived in the nation's capital.
With travellers seeking ever-increasing amounts of information about would-be destinations online, Ottawa Tourism understood that strengthening its digital presence would be key to building on last year's successes.
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