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OMCA
Do you know anyone who has made a significant contribution or is known for outstanding excellence in their industry. If this describes someone you know, nominate them before October 5th for an Industry Award presented each year at our Annual Marketplace.
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If you are attending Marketplace this year, you need to be at the Party With A Purpose, happening at Ariius Nighclub inside Caesars Hotel and Casino. Tickets are $40 which include 2 drinks and snacks. Proceeds go to the Development Fund, which raises funds for the education of individuals who choose to be involved with the motor coach and tour/travel industry. To book your ticket, add to your cart when registering for conference, call 416-229-6622, or email info@omca.com.
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Please refer to our website to see the education sessions being featured at Marketplace 2018. Learn ways to build up your business, create an effect crisis management plan, stay up to date with the latest technology, industry developments and regulations. There are seminars targeted for tour operators, coach operators and sellers. Check them out
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Cision
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has eliminated its unfunded liability (UFL) almost 10 years ahead of its legislated schedule, achieving a historic financial milestone.
The UFL — the shortfall between the money needed to pay future benefits and the money in the insurance fund — existed for decades and reached a high of $14.2 billion in 2011.
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National Post
Coaches and some players on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team are making it a habit to buckle up on the bus when they travel to games this season.
Seatbelt use on buses has been in the spotlight since April 6 when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semi-truck in rural Saskatchewan, killing 16 people and injuring 13.
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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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Chicago Sun-Times
Workers at two more downtown hotels have ratified a new contract, bringing the number of hotels affected by the labor strike down to 17.
Unite Here Local 1 — which represents the roughly 6,000 housekeepers, servers, cooks and doormen who hit the picket line outside 26 upscale Chicago hotels on Sept. 7 — announced the agreement with Hotel Allegro and Hotel Palomar on Saturday afternoon.
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Benzinga
New Flyer of America, the U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group, the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, recently announced that the Utah Transit Authority ("UTA") has awarded New Flyer a contract for five forty-foot New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty, battery-electric buses.
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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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Globe and Mail
The federal government has rejected Manitoba’s request for Ottawa to pay Greyhound to keep operating in Western Canada for a few more months.
Greyhound announced in early July that it will end bus service between British Columbia and northern Ontario on Oct. 31, except for the Vancouver-Seattle route.
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The 2017 Canadiana festival, Canuck it Up! held in Amherstburg has been nominated for a 2018 Tourism Industry and Tourism Marketing and Travel
Media Award of Excellence, in the category of Tourism Marketing Campaign Under $50,000.
Nominees for the awards are carefully selected by independent committees of industry representatives. Finalists for these awards highlight the best of the province in tourism events, innovations, marketing campaigns, partnerships and sustainability, among others.
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Thrilling Games; A luxurious Four Diamond hotel; Headline entertainment and delectable dining options – it’s all here at one spectacular location! Call today and ask about our group packages 1-800-521-0855. Take a virtual visit at CaesarsWindsor.com. PlaySmart. Must be 19 years or older.
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CBC News
The mayor of a small town in northwestern Ontario says it's not right that cross-country bus passengers will be left stranded, with no warm place to stay, when Greyhound ends its service October 31. Angelo Bazzoni, the mayor of White River, ON, said passengers will have to find somewhere to go when they make a layover of up to 14 hours in his community. 800 people live in White River.
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By Lark Gould
During their travels in the past few years, 81 per cent of millennials volunteered in the destinations they visited, 78 per cent donated cash, and 83 per cent gave in-kind to help with local development, according to those polled in a study from Tourism Cares. In fact, a benchmark study on happiness released by the Stanford Business School in 2010 indicated that having a higher purpose always boosts the happiness quotient.
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