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OMCA
There are three items from the OMCA Silent Auction that did not have a successful winning bidder. If you would like to purchase any of these remaining items, please email info@omca.com with your best offer. Items will be sold to the first member to make an offer. Thanks again to all of the donations and participants in this year’s Silent Auction – OMCA truly appreciates your support! Below are the items still available for purchase - please see the online Silent Auction catalogue for detailed descriptions.
Item #507 – eLearningU.com Tourism Webinar Subscription – valued at $1,164
Item #401 – Country Tonite Tickets (15 admissions) – valued at $480
Item #201 – Free Tour Guide Service in Cape Cod, Plymouth or Boston – valued at $295
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OMCA
For all subscribers in the Driver’s Licence Status Check program, please have your most up-to-date driver rosters uploaded by 5:00 on Wednesday, November 20th. All licences loaded into the system will run through MTO’s database to reveal a detailed report of the operating status of each driver. Please be advised that while MTO recently announced the free service to check the status of drivers’ licenses, the result of the free check provides only a limited amount of data (just valid/not valid) on the status of the license and does not indicate changes in license class due to medical checks, downgrades, or air brake endorsements, important information for managing commercial drivers. Further, this service is limited in terms of the number of checks available at any one time. We strongly recommend all commercial operators to continue to use the DLSC service to ensure full and proper compliance in monitoring the status of the commercial licences held by their drivers. DLSC gives a full and accurate status, with the MTO service, you won’t know what you don’t know!
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OMCA
The photos from the OMCA Marketplace are available on our facebook page for viewing. Be sure to tag yourself and your industry friends for all to enjoy!
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OMCA
The 2019 Party With A Purpose (PWAP) was a resounding success! The event sold out before it even began and raised more money than any of our past PWAP events. OMCA owes a huge thank you to Casino du Lac Leamy for their outstanding support as the host of the 2019 Party With A Purpose – the staff went above and beyond to make for an incredible event. Thank you to everyone at the casino for volunteering their time and making the night a special one. And thank you to all the delegates who bought a ticket, came out to enjoy a night with their industry colleagues and support the Development Fund. It was certainly a night to remember (for those who can remember it).
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Those that attended the 2019 OMCA Marketplace were privy to a display of historical artifacts from books and photographs to tire kickers and ball caps. OMCA would like to extend a warm thank you to the people that helped us put together such a wonderful collection to display: Jan Gregor, Larry Hundt, Debbie Yantzi, Terry Barnett, and Tony Al. We hope that our members enjoyed the taste of history this year as we celebrated the 90th birthday of this association – and we look forward to growing as an industry and as an association with all of you.
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The home of Canada’s largest casino resort, Canadian whisky, Canada’s best pizza, 18 wineries, Canada’s Southernmost point and more.
Discover more about what your group can do in Windsor Essex at visitwindsoressex.com/groups .
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Manitoulin Expositor
While the United Manitoulin Island Transit (UMIT) committee met several times recently and also held a conference call to have buses running in the early new year, the Recorder has confirmed that Ontario Northland is ceasing its current motor coach service to more than 12 communities on the Island, with the final run to take place November 15.
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InsideEVs
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of NFI Group and a sister company to New Flyer, as promised in 2018, is introducing new all-electric coach MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, which follows the luxury version J4500e CHARGE.
This new model will be demonstrated over the next three months in California in express route transportation with FlixBus. The first route will be Sacramento to San Francisco.
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Cruise with CroisiEurope from Montreal to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Over 11 Days Travel up the St. Lawrence River from Montreal to Quebec City, Cruise the Saguenay Fjord, See the Beautiful Landscapes of the Magdalen Islands, and go whale watching.
For More Information Visit:
www.CroisiEuropeRiverCruises.com
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Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada - in the heart of downtown Toronto next to the CN Tower. Immerse yourself in a world of 20,000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure featuring North America’s longest underwater viewing tunnel. Open 365 from 9:00am - 11:00pm. Ripley’s Aquarium is fully accessible.
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CTV News
According to recent figures, tourism brings in more than a billion dollars in northern Ontario each year.
It's one of the most profitable industries in the region.
In Sault Ste. Marie, the local tourism office celebrated those who are excelling in the field.
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Kirkland Lake Northern News
The provincial government will consider moving the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) out of the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and into the transportation portfolio.
Announced in the province’s latest economic outlook and fiscal update, the province will spend the next few months exploring whether responsibility for the ONTC could be transferred over to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).
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Every day, over 5,000 years of art comes alive at The Met, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and cultures. See an exhibition, watch a performance, or attend a workshop. There are many ways to experience The Met.
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Sudbury Star
A bill in the provincial legislature proponents said would make Northern Ontario highways safer for travellers has been defeated.
MPPs Vic Fedeli of Nipissing, Ross Romano of Sault Ste. Marie and Greg Rickford of Kenora-Rainy River, all members of the Doug Ford cabinet, were absent for second reading of the bill.
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By Lark Gould
Travellers in 2020 are seizing the day and prioritizing trips now, fired up by the belief that customized experiences are the best investment of their money and time, according to the latest Virtuoso Luxe Report. The luxury travel network annually surveys its top travel agency members and their advisor salesforce across 50 countries to predict what lies ahead in the coming year. The Luxe Report unearthed six trends highlighting how upscale globetrotters continue to assert their influence in the travel sphere for 2020.
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From May through August, the University opens its residences to tour groups, conference guests, sports teams, and vacationers visiting the region. Conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of major attractions, the residences allow you to enjoy your stay in Canada’s capital with ease.
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Your Company's Ad Here!
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 Joseph Gonzales today at 289-695-5420.
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Global News
The Ontario government is moving to allow children free access to several attractions across the province, as revealed last week in the government’s fall economic statement.
The original "Fun Pass" program was created in 2006 and allows school-aged children to access 16 popular attractions when accompanied by an adult.
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The National Comedy Center is the United States’ official cultural institution and museum dedicated to presenting the vital story of comedy and preserving its heritage for future generations, as formally designated by the U.S. Congress in 2019.
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The Varsity
Road management, the climate crisis, and machine learning are three things which may not seem connected, but they do to Dr. Madeh Piryonesi, a University of Toronto civil engineer who defended his PhD this year.
This June, one of his papers, co-authored by Professor Tamer El-Diraby at U of T’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, titled A Machine-Learning Solution for Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Roads, won the Moselhi Best Paper Award at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering’s annual conference. Piryonesi created a model to predict how roads would deteriorate due to change in climate, and implemented it as an online tool that will be accessible to policymakers.
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Bring your Group to discover our world-class dining, retail and arts scene! Theatre Collingwood’s 35th Season continues with SOUL SISTERS at Blue Mountain Resort, November 22-22 MORE
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Sarnia Observer
Buses will start transporting passengers next spring between London, Strathroy-Caradoc and Sarnia.
Multiple round trips five days a week will be offered, connecting residents to existing municipal transit infrastructure as well as medical services, employment, education and recreation, said Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton, who made the announcement in Strathroy.
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