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OMCA
Click here to register today! Spaces are limited so get yourself signed up, plus your twosome, threesome or foursome!
• OMCA Golf Prize Table: OMCA will be donating all proceeds from the golf prize table raffle to the Mary Lynn Higgins Youth Fund (MLHYF), a great organization that provides opportunities for underprivileged youth to join in on class trips. We are asking our members to join us once again by making a donation(s) valued at $100 or more — contact us at info@omca.com to make your donation today.
• Sponsorship opportunities: An array of sponsorships is available, including golfer awards, specialty holes and more. Take this opportunity to put your company name on display, with exposure to your target market. For more details, view our sponsorship options online or contact Laura Huether at laura@omca.com.
Travel Market Report
They're back. They're hot. And they are not your grandfather's guided tours.
Escorted tours have changed — and travel agents who aren't selling what once were known as "motorcoach tours" are missing out on sales and profits, said top executives speaking at Travel Market Place in Toronto. To convert lost opportunities into dollars, agents need to modernize their language and throw away their misperceptions.
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Government of Ontario
As part of a year-long line-up of events marking Ontario's 150th anniversary celebrations, Ontario's free ONtour concert series will provide the soundtrack for the Summer of 2017, stopping in more than 20 communities across Ontario and showcasing some of the province's brightest homegrown musical talent.
From Peterborough to Blind River, from Ajax to Kenora, from Hamilton to Sudbury, audiences will have the opportunity to attend a free concert featuring at least three acts.
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Canadian Manufacturing
A provincial contribution of $60 million for a new bridge across the Cataraqui River in Kingston has brought the proposed project one step closer to fruition.
The Ontario government recently said it will pick up approximately half the bill for the Third Crossing project, which is estimated to cost $120 million.
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Simcoe.com
Orillia will perform double duty as it prepares to host back-to-back sporting events with provincial reach.
After winning approval for the 2018 Ontario Winter Games, the city has confirmed it will also host the 2020 Ontario Winter Games.
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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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Montreal Gazette
A Notre-Dame-de-Grâce city councillor is calling on Montreal's transit agency to increase bus service as Transport Quebec prepares to close the Ville-Marie Expressway's St-Jacques St. exit for up to 18 months.
Transport Quebec says it will close the exit late this year or early in 2018.
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The Oshawa Express
Although it didn't crack the provincial top 10, Oshawa's Bloor Street West still gained a mention within CAA's Worst Roads in Ontario results in 2017.
The street, known regionally as Durham Road 22 and runs from Mackie Street to Simcoe Street South within the city, was named the fifth worst in the Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions, coming in behind fourth place Bayview Avenue in Richmond Hill, third place New Street in Burlington, second worst Zephyr Road in Uxbridge and the worst road Highway 7 in Markham.
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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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Globe and Mail
By the fall, if all goes according to plan, a boxy van, une navette autonome, will make its way without a driver along a main strip of the Montreal suburb Terrebonne. This kind of project may be among the first steps of the revolution-to-come of self-driving vehicles.
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Montreal Gazette
With its scenic boardwalk, restaurant and shops, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue has always been a popular destination for summer tourists in Quebec.
But city officials are adding some new features this year, including cruise boat rides on Lac St-Louis, that will hopefully bring more people into town for the next few months.
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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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Celebrate Canada’s 150th with a Unique Getaway Package to beautiful Muskoka and enjoy our exciting All-Canadian Summer season with plays & concerts all Summer long!
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kawarthaNOW
The organization of our roads and the laws that govern how we share them are changing and developing as the way we use roads evolves. These changes can seem fast, especially for motorists who have been accustomed to using the roads in a certain way for a long time. So what do these changes mean for motorists and other road users?
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Niagara Region
Niagara's local area municipalities have unanimously supported a Regional bylaw that grants the Region authority to establish, operate and maintain an inter-municipal transit system.
This means Niagara Region can continue alongside St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland in creating a single, consolidated transit system for Niagara. It also means Niagara Region Transit can begin to transition from a pilot program to a more permanent service.
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Art Gallery of Sudbury has a collection of contemporary and historical works of art, including a selection by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. The Gallery offers a Plein Air excursion to learn on site painting and drawing techniques at a favourite painting spot of A.Y. Jackson of the Group of Seven.
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July 15-16 with a free 2 day festival, at the historical site in Birchtown Nova Scotia, featuring African Nova Scotian artists, musicians and playwrights. For more information visit our Website or like our page on Facebook.
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OHS Canada
Metrolinx — the company that runs the GO Transit commuter system throughout the Greater Toronto Area, as well as the Union Pearson Express (UP) trains from downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport — is currently considering whether it should adopt random alcohol and drug testing for some of its transit employees.
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Daily Commercial News
Global technology and automation firm ABB has officially inaugurated its new $90 million Canadian headquarters and Customer Innovation Center in Technoparc Montreal. Completion of the 300,000-square-foot facility enables ABB to centralize its operations, bringing its 700 Montreal-area employees under one roof. Construction began in October 2015.
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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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Are you looking to promote your business? The OMCA Report is delivered to the inboxes of motor coach enthusiasts across Ontario!
To find out how to feature your company in the OMCA Report, contact Joseph Gonzales today at 289-695-5420.
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