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OMCA
The Professional Instructor in Driver Education (P.R.I.D.E) RECERTIFICATION Programs are now available to any "Signing Authority" (as designated by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Driver Certification Program (DCP) or any previous graduate of the regular, five-day P.R.I.D.E. Certification Program.
Designed to reinforce Signing Authority instructor skills and adult education competencies and principles, this one-day program will provide recertification for the MTO Signing Authority designation and refresh previous P.R.I.D.E. Program methodologies. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Details, dates and program information
• Full Brochure
• Registration Form only
2016 Program Dates (Location: Admiral Inn Burlington)
• January 30
• February 25
• March 12
• April 20
• June 22
• September 28
• November 23
Please do not hesitate to contact Michele O’Bright for further information — info@osba.on.ca
Globe and Mail
Uber is courting controversy again in Toronto. It recently launched a new service called UberHop that permits passengers to share a ride between selected downtown locations. While the city develops new bylaws around Uber as a taxi service for the spring, the company is now forging ahead with plans to disrupt the public transit system as well.
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Toronto Sun
Those who refuse to embrace the future will soon be condemned to the past.
Nowhere is that more evident than in the taxi/Uber fight.
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Canada Newswire
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (Ontario Northland) and Unifor Local 103 recently announced that the collective agreement for all five bargaining units has been ratified. Members voted 88 per cent in favour of the agreement.
"Thank you to our employees for supporting this agreement," said Corina Moore, President and CEO.
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Government of Ontario
The Honourable Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation recently joined the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport to tour the completed Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway.
The ministers also unveiled a plaque which commemorates joint federal and provincial funding for the parkway.
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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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CBC News
The province's proposed high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes might be a political hot potato, but a University of Waterloo researcher says its also the most meaningful decision ever made in Ontario when it comes to solving the problem of highway gridlock.
"Think about this," Jeff Casello, an engineering professor who studies the challenges to public transportation told Craig Norris, the host of The Morning Edition on CBC Radio.
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MyToba
Canada's low dollar should bring extra tourism through 2016.
The Conference Board of Canada says our country could see the number of American travellers increase by three per cent.
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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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Mississauga.com
Ed Dowling, a Mississauga transit pioneer and the municipality's first director of transit, recently died from cancer.
He was 76.
Bill Cunningham, who succeeded Dowling as the municipality's transit director after Dowling retired in 1998, regarded his former boss as not only a colleague but a friend. He noted that Dowling brought in a number of innovations that are staples of the transit system these days.
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Haliburton Echo
The Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization's "Welcome to Nowhere" promotional campaign for the regional tourism area encompassing Haliburton County, Hastings and municipalities throughout the Ottawa Valley was a success, according to OHTO's executive director. The campaign, aimed at urban audiences tired of the congested hustle and bustle of city living, promoted the idea of escaping to "nowhere," and encouraged using the hashtag #NowhereMoment on Twitter to promote experiences enjoyed in the Haliburton Highlands and other areas that comprise OHTO.
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Government of Ontario
Ontario and the Town of Whitby have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help address the town's interest in creating a traffic by-pass around the Village of Brooklin.
The purpose of the MOU is to capture the town's request to work towards transferring a section of King's Highway 7/12 through Brooklin — from Highway 7/Winchester Road Junction to Brawley Road — from the province to the municipality.
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