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OMCA
Who should attend?
- Any Signing Authority (as designated by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Driver Certification Program (DCP) who has received notification from the Ministry that recertification is required;
- Previous graduates of the regular (five-day) P.R.I.D.E.
The one-day Professional Instructor in Driver Education (P.R.I.D.E.) Recertification Program is intended for seasoned driver trainers who would like a refresher of the P.R.I.D.E. Program facilitation and instructional techniques/philosophies and are currently involved with instructing new or experienced drivers of large vehicles and/or within any type of vehicle fleets.
Prerequisite: Any Fleet Driver Instructor Certification Program. This one-day course curriculum was designed to reinforce Signing Authority instructor qualities and to ensure continued high quality in delivery of driver training.
P.R.I.D.E. Recertification Program dates:
- January 30
- February 25
- March 12
- April 20
- June 22
- September 28
- November 23
Click here to view the full recertification program brochure.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
he U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the adoption of a Final Rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers' compliance with hours-of-service regulations that prevent fatigue.
"Since 1938, complex, on-duty/off-duty logs for truck and bus drivers were made with pencil and paper, virtually impossible to verify," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "This automated technology not only brings logging records into the modern age, it also allows roadside safety inspectors to unmask violations of federal law that put lives at risk."
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Globe and Mail
The Ontario government is tentatively dipping its toe into a form of tolling, promising a pilot project that would let people pay to drive in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Way.
Although key details remain to be worked out — including how much it will cost to drive in these lanes and how much money the province hopes to raise — the announcement offered the most information yet on the long-awaited proposal.
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The Chronicle Herald
Around this time of year, Joel and Lorraine Leydier usually make their annual drive from their home in a small town east of Toronto to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where they love watching the beach from the balcony of their hotel, shopping and listening to music at The Carolina Opry.
But this year, they're staying in Canada due to the weak dollar, and other Canadians are doing the same.
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CBC News
Canadian front-line border agents now have access to more information on travellers contained in Canada's law enforcement database, a significant change in the way visitors are checked for potential security risks, CBC News has learned.
Until now, front-line border agents did not have access to information contained in the Canadian Police Information Centre database when checking the backgrounds of the millions of travellers who arrive at Canada's border crossings every month.
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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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Toronto Star
One of the TTC's senior mechanical workhorses — really just a big, old bus — enjoyed a final run down the 196 York University Rocket line before it was sent to pasture Friday.
More than 50 public transit fans boarded TTC bus No. 9411, the Commission's last remaining Orion V model, to celebrate its retirement. TTC spokesperson Danny Nicholson said the decommissioning marks "the end of an era" in Toronto transit history.
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Globe and Mail
Canadians who consider themselves anti-snowbirds — they want to relocate in winter but not to hot weather — have lots of interesting choices. Communities such as Canmore, Alta., just outside the boundary of Banff National Park, or ultra-resorts like Whistler, B.C., are obvious, but many other cold-weather destinations beckon — in Canada and beyond.
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Experience a full range of international masters and the best in Canadian art at National Gallery of Canada. This fall featuring Monet: A Bridge to Modernity on view until 15 February 2016. Guided tours and activities available. A highlight of your visit to Ottawa. Contact Helene for more information at 613.990.1938.
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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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Daily Commercial News
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have shortlisted three teams to submit proposals to design, build, finance and maintain the Highway 427 expansion project. The Highway 427 expansion project includes a new 6.6-kilometre extension from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive and a four-kilometre road widening from south of Albion Road to Highway 7.
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TimminsToday.com
John Vanthof, NDP MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane, recently demanded the Liberal government stop cuts to the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) and northern public services.
"[...] thousands of people will be rallying in North Bay to bring attention to your government's cuts across the North: cuts to health care, cuts to bus service and basic mismanagement of labour relations throughout the North," Vanthof said.
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Globe and Mail
In an effort to kick start to the use of electric vehicles, the Ontario government will invest $20 million in a network of battery-charging stations.
Premier Kathleen Wynne and Environment Minister Glen Murray, who announced the charging-station program recently at the Paris climate change conference, said the investment would mark the first allocation from the province's new $325 million Green Investment Fund.
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