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OMCA
We’re down to the last five (5!) weeks before our 48th Annual OMCA Golf Tournament on August 14 at Legends on the Niagara.
Don’t wait — spaces are limited, so get yourself signed up, and bring your twosome, threesome or foursome!
Click here to register 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 Stevie McKeeman at stevie@omca.com.
- 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.
Daily Hive
With the summer travel season all but in full swing, and after a U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban, Canadians travelling to the U.S. are being advised that U.S. border agents have the right to demand the passwords of those travellers to search phones and other devices such as laptops without a specific reason.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, this power is a necessary one to assist in the "global fight against terror and child pornography."
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Sault Star
A long-established tourism organization based in Northern Ontario is taking a look at what changes may be required for it to become a stronger and more effective resource for the industry.
NOTO, which once stood for Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association, has undertaken a new strategic planning process aimed at mapping out a future direction for the organization.
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CTV News
A section of Highway 3 in Ontario’s Essex County was closed recently after extreme heat caused damage to two sections of roadway.
In a news release, the Ontario Provincial Police said that the roadway buckled between Tecumseh and Lakeshore, near Windsor, ON, due to the heat and is considered unsafe to travel on.
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Global News
In our Road Trip Ontario series, we’ve already taken a tour of Guelph, and offered a list of drive-in movie theaters around Ontario. Now, we’re taking you to Kingston, a destination nearly halfway between Ottawa and Toronto, and easily accessible by car, train, bus or boat.
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From the home of Canada whisky to our booming craft beer scene, the Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail in Windsor Essex is a must see, do and taste! Explore our breweries and distilleries, taste our craft, and meet the makers!
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Cision
The quality of Canada's transportation infrastructure and the efficiency of the country's trade corridors are key to the success of Canadian firms in the global marketplace. The Government of Canada supports infrastructure projects that create quality middle-class jobs and boost economic growth.
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced an important investment of $2.4 million for three projects to improve border infrastructure that will help Canadian businesses compete by moving goods to market more efficiently.
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Global News
As of June 30th, amendments to the restructured Quebec Highway Safety Code will be enforced.
Drivers caught using their cellphones, tablets or music devices while behind the wheel will now face harsh fines.
Simply holding a portable electronic device while driving a vehicle is illegal.
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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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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 Radek Meljon today at 289-695-5394.
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CNN
Should you find yourself walking through the quiet cobbled streets of Neuhausen Rheinfall, you might just stumble across the future of public transportation.
That's because this year the small Swiss town has embraced an all-electric self-driving bus that's the first of its kind anywhere in the world. While other manufacturers have introduced autonomous buses elsewhere to various degrees of success — from the Mercedes Future Bus to a Las Vegas shuttle that crashed on its first day — never before has one been fully integrated into a regular timetable.
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Globe and Mail
The previous Ontario government was in the final stages of selecting a private sector bidder to redevelop Ontario Place when it was forced to put the negotiations on hold, leaving the waterfront property’s future uncertain.
Provincial officials had selected a shortlist of three private companies from more than 20 proposals to rebuild the one-kilometre long complex, but were unable to finalize a deal before the writ was dropped in May, according to people close to the project and internal documents obtained by The Globe and Mail. Bidders, who put forward starkly different visions for the redevelopment, were told that the project was temporarily shelved.
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