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OMCA
The nominations deadline for the 2016 OMCA Industry Awards is 4 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 30. The awards will be presented at the OMCA Marketplace on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. There are nine categories, including Driver Excellence, Supplier Member Award of Distinction, Lifetime Achievement and the Volunteer Award of Distinction.
Visit our website to view the application criteria and make your nomination(s).
OMCA
If you haven't already done so, you can still get your ticket for our newest event at Marketplace, Party with a Purpose, an event to further raise funds for tourism student scholarships. From 8 p.m. to midnight on the Tuesday evening dine-around at Marketplace, complete your evening at Doc Magilligan's Restaurant & Irish Pub located in the Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel. Dance to a live band, enjoy networking with your friends and colleagues.
Advance tickets are $40 per person, all inclusive (includes 2 standard drinks per person, light munchies and entertainment).
For tickets, contact us at info@omca.com. Tickets will also be sold near the Registration desk at Marketplace, and at the event on-site at the door.
Toronto Star
With a rising number of complaints, Ontario's Ombudsman Paul Dubé recently announced that his office would be looking into Toronto's school bus woes.
Nearly a month into the school year, Dubé said his office continues to receive complaints from children and parents in Toronto scrambling over no-show buses.
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Toronto Sun
I love to travel, and I enjoy all the planning that goes into a big trip. So it was with some trepidation that I left all the details of a recent trip through Europe to a motor coach company that offers packaged tours.
Setting the daily schedule was out of my control. And, while I was travelling with my wife, what would it be like travelling for two weeks with 40 other people I had never met?
In the end, it was the trip of a lifetime, and I learned a lot of the positives and negatives when comparing organized tours versus independent travel.
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CTV News
The provincial government says it's moving to cut delays for GO Transit passengers on buses that use Highway 401 west of Toronto.
The province says bus bypass shoulders will be added to segments of the highway to improve service and reliability for GO buses during peak commuting periods.
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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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Experience 1800s – 1900s Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas traditions and folklore of these early settlers. Tour the decorated village with cookies in the windows and an upside down tree in the Tavern. Enjoy a holiday meal in our 1856 Historic Tavern followed by a vignette with the famous character “Der Belsnickel” A unique tour you won’t soon forget!
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London Free Press
London will be the site of five Ontario Cup Basketball Championships to be held in 2017 and 2018. London will hold four age-group championships in both years. The age groups are U10 and U11 girls and U10 and U14 boys. The tournaments will be held in late March and early April.
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CBC News
A highway bridge connecting northwestern Ontario with northern Minnesota is slated to be replaced in the next few years, raising hopes that it will be easier to transport large cargo across the Canada-U.S. border.
The bilateral project between Ontario's Ministry of Transportation and Minnesota's Department of Transportation is expected to replace the bridge between Rainy River, ON, and Baudette, MN, — a bridge that represents more than just an access point between the two communities.
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Discover more than 150 remarkable works by this modern indigenous master.
Alex Janvier, Untitled, 1986, NGC, Ottawa. Photo © NGC
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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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National Post
Free guided hikes on the annual Bruce Trail Day celebrate Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath.
Nine locations will be featured, with hiking clubs hosting the outings.
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Metro News
The TTC's Presto problems are more widespread than previously thought.
The transit agency has stated publicly that fewer than one per cent of its new Presto fare card readers are out of service at any given time. But an audit the TTC conducted last week revealed that at least five to six per cent of the devices on its streetcar fleet aren't working, and the real number could be higher.
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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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The Learning Begins Here at Niagara Parks! Experience exciting educational workshops including tree planting at Niagara Parks! Book three nature & heritage attractions and receive your lunch FREE! Contact Jennifer Thomas for more information: (905) 356-2241
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Hamilton Community News
Hamilton transit planners are considering extending the existing Dundas Local bus to a proposed transit terminal at Cootes Drive and Main Street West.
While there would be no parking available at the proposed McMaster LRT terminal, the Dundas Local bus route — which currently connects the Watson's Lane area to Pleasant Valley — could provide a direct link to the LRT system, via South Street, Osler Drive and Main Street West. The proposed terminal might also include GO bus links.
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Sudbury.com
Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli recently re-introduced his Private Member's Bill, The Safe Texting Zones Act in the Ontario Legislature to combat distracted driving through the creation of designated highway "texting zones."
"Texting while driving poses a major risk for drivers and those they share the road with," said Fedeli. "In fact, distracted driving deaths in Ontario have surpassed those of impaired driving for the seventh consecutive year."
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Cruise aboard Sunset Cruises Peerless II and see what Muskoka is all about.
Enjoy the sights of the stunningly rugged and beautiful Canadian Shield
on the Muskoka lakes.
Muskoka Lakes Museum is located adjacent to our dock in historic Port Carling,
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Tropicana Atlantic City is a 24-hour gaming destination located on the beach and Boardwalk. Featuring 2,079 hotel rooms and home of The Quarter, a 200,000 square foot entertainment complex, Tropicana is the premier resort in Atlantic City. With 24 restaurants, 25 shops, 18 bars and lounges, 2 pools, and a spa, Tropicana was highlighted as one of the “Coolest Casinos in the World” by PopSugar.
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