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| Marketplace begins in 9 days!
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OMCA
The 2015 OMCA Marketplace is coming to London and it all starts on Sunday, Nov. 15! Registration begins at 2:00 p.m.; Orientation will also open at that time for all OMCA Freshmen. Our first all-delegate evening event to kick off the week is the Ice Breaker at 7:00 p.m. at Toboggan Brewing Company, sponsored by your host city, Tourism London.
| Marketplace Shopping Sessions
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OMCA
The Shopping Session is an opportunity to for Sellers to arrange additional appointments with Buyers they'd like to meet but didn't fit in their schedules. Shopping sessions take place on Monday, Nov. 16 and Tuesday, Nov. 17, 8:00 a.m. - 8:14 a.m. We kindly ask that all Buyers be in their booths by 8:00 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday to allow for Sellers to meet with them.
| Marketplace Update: Hilton London now the DoubleTree by Hilton London Ontario
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OMCA
Please note The Hilton London, host hotel for the 2015 OMCA Marketplace, has undergone rebranding and is now known as The DoubleTree by Hilton London Ontario. Existing reservations remain unchanged by this transition.
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There is no better way to visit Atlantic City - by yourself or with a group - than by bus or motor coach. Hop on one with companies and you'll receive front-dorr service to Resorts Casino Hotel.
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Ottawa Citizen
More tolls are coming to Ontario roads, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca said recently, with details on the province's plans due in the next couple of months.
Del Duca was talking about a report by a group of environmentally minded policy types calling themselves "the Ecofiscal Commission" that says road tolls are the only way to handle worsening congestion.
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Government of Ontario
Ontario, along with Metrolinx and the Regional Municipality of York Region, announced the completion of the York Viva Highway 7 East rapidway project in the City of Markham and Town of Richmond Hill.
The Highway 7 East project, which includes approximately six kilometres of rapidway, was launched in three stages.
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The National Gallery is proud to be the permanent home of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Canadian art, inviting all Canadians, and visitors from around the world, to experience the best Canada has to offer in visual art.
Please contact group reservations for further information.
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It’s finally here the impressive Masterworks from the Beaverbrook is an uncompromising exhibition of 75 exceptional paintings spanning four centuries of European and Canadian art.
Plan your group tour to the Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia, Ontario to see up close these exquisite paintings from October 2, 2015 through February 7, 2016.
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North Bay Nugget
Ontario Northland is changing its motor coach service due to low ridership, according to the company.
Tracy MacPhee, Director of Passenger Services for ONTC said, "We are shaping our motor coach services to be sustainable so we can continue to provide transportation to the communities we serve."
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CBC News
A tentative deal has been reached with Ontario's public elementary school teachers, ending a work-to-rule campaign that began in the spring.
Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals and Sam Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), announced the deal separately.
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Wawa-News.com
Ontario NDP MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane John Vanthof called on the Acting Premier in the legislature this morning to address cuts to the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) in Northern Ontario.
"In 2012, this government cancelled our only passenger train in Northern Ontario. The reason was because they had an equivalent bus line, and they were going to provide enhanced bus service. Since then, they've closed bus stations, and [...] we learned that they're making even more cuts to bus routes."
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BlackburnNews.com
Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca says he would be happy to meet with a Lambton County delegation, provided they come to Queen's Park.
Councillors were told recently the minister had refused their request to visit the area to see firsthand safety concerns on the 402 and 40 highways.
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Niagara This Week
The Niagara Region has put its money where its mouth is.
Councillors have passed, in principle, the 2016 capital budget. Among the list of projects the regional government has set aside money for is a significant contribution should expansion of daily GO Transit service to Niagara be announced this fall.
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InsideToronto.com
It appears as if the city of Toronto's planning department will release a report detailing its opinion on the Davenport Diamond Overpass proposal.
Community groups have already expressed opposition to the plan, accusing Metrolinx of creating a "super bridge" to replace the Davenport Diamond rail crossing that will have the same effect as dropping the Gardiner Expressway into the neighbourhood.
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Ottawa Sun
City Hall is seeing more hotel proposals, which is good news for a tourism sector intent on increasing the number of visitors to the capital.
When the Shaw Centre replaced the congress centre in 2011, the city had a landmark convention facility but not the hotel capacity, especially downtown, to attract major conferences.
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The Manitoulin Expositor
Aboriginal Tourism Ontario ( ATO ) has established and will be releasing its updated 2020 strategic plan which identifies how the ATO can manage the future of Ontario's indigenous tourism for communities, businesses and partners while bolstering the economy with jobs and revenue.
"The ATO 2020 Strategic Plan is based on making our province an authentic tourism destination that will attract visitors from within Canada and abroad based on a brand of market-ready indigenous tourism products and services," states a press release from the ATO.
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