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OMCA
Sunday, July 15th at 4:00pm marks the deadline to book your room at the Best Western Plus Cairn Croft in Niagara Falls for our 48th Annual Golf Tournament. To make reservations, click here to book online or call the hotel directly at 1-800-263-2551, quoting “OMCA Golf Tournament Block.” Please note that all reservations must be guaranteed with a valid credit card.
OMCA
In anticipation of the 2018 OMCA Marketplace in Windsor this November, we are seeking donations for our 21st annual Silent Auction. The Silent Auction puts your business in front of your target market at Marketplace. If you would like to donate an item for bidding, please do so through this link. Proceeds go towards the OMCA Development Fund, benefitting the travel industry through education, advocacy, and industry awards.
Trucking HR Canada
The legalization of recreational cannabis will create significant challenges for employers within the trucking industry. The experience of other jurisdictions where legalization has happened indicate that there will be an increase in consumption. Regardless of the size of the enterprise and irrespective of the existence, or lack thereof, of a human resources department to regulate its use and potential abuse in the workplace, employers will need to have policies in place and know how to apply them properly.
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CBC News
Greyhound Canada is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in B.C. — a U.S.-run service between Vancouver and Seattle.
The changes take effect the end of October, which will make Ontario and Quebec the only regions where the familiar running-dog logo will continue to grace Canadian highways.
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Calgary Star
Bus companies, small-town mayors, and even the provincial government are unsure of how to fill the void once Greyhound races out of Western Canada in October.
All the company’s bus and freight routes in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba — except for a Greyhound’s U.S.-run from Seattle to Vancouver — will shut down on Oct. 31, the company said. It said decreasing rural ridership, competition with subsidized intercity transit companies and regulatory constraints all contributed to its decision.
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Explore the 100 mile coastline of Windsor Essex and our 18 EPIC Wineries nestled along the meandering historic Route 50 - including Canada's largest estate winery, Pelee Island Winery!
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Castanet
Transport Canada says they will soon require all newly built highway buses to have seatbelts.
The federal department says they will make seatbelts mandatory on medium and large highway buses starting Sept. 1, 2020.
They say seatbelts have a strong and proven record of saving lives.
The department says it first proposed the change in 2017.
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Cision
On the heels of solid growth in 2017, overseas visits to Canada are projected to increase by 6.7 per cent to reach over nine million visitors this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest Travel Markets Outlook reports.
"Overseas visits to Canada are expected to increase from all continents, with the highest growth coming from Mexico and China," said Greg Hermus, Associate Director for The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Tourism Research Institute.
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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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Business In Vancouver
Quebec isn’t traditionally known for its deep economic relationship with Chinese consumers, but la belle province is in the midst of a huge upswing in interest in China — and many establishments are looking at Vancouver’s multicultural experience as a guiding light.
Officials from a Vancouver cross-cultural marketing firm said its fledgling tourism-business certification program drew higher-than-expected participation during a promotional swing through Eastern Canada in May, with hotels, restaurants, attractions and retail shops all vying to increase their attractiveness to an emerging Chinese clientele.
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Cision
Montreal ranks first among the top cities in the Americas where international conferences are planned. This is according to the prestigious report issued by the Union of International Associations (UIA) for 2017. Montreal hosted 149 international conferences, finishing ahead of cities like Washington, New York, Chicago, Buenos Aires and Toronto. That's a new record, eclipsing the previous mark of 108 events set in 2005. More impressive still, Montreal hosted almost two-and-a-half times the events held by the second-place city.
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Toronto Star
Recreational marijuana has been legal here in Washington state since 2014. Adults just a few miles away in Canada also will be able to legally buy and smoke marijuana for pleasure starting in October.
But between them stands the U.S. border, a thin marijuana militarized zone, where the drug will remain forbidden by federal law.
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Northern Ontario Business
Tourist destinations focusing on earth sciences, biology and mining seem like unlikely places to host parties or a corporate meeting.
But according to Erika Theriault, sales leader for special functions at Science North, they are popular destinations, with bookings ranging from retreats to weddings and conferences.
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