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OMCA
Warm season’s greetings from all of us at OMCA — wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year. OMCA offices will be closed from Monday, December 23rd through Tuesday, January 1st. We will see you all again in the New Year when we reopen on the 2nd. Cheers!
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On Dec. 7, leaders of the motorcoach, tour and travel industry came together to discuss issues affecting all aspects of the industry and their respective members. This was a rare opportunity for industry leaders to collaborate on collective issues facing their members.
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CBC News
Two Island entrepreneurs were recently in Charlottetown to present to the standing committee on infrastructure and energy about their invention, which aims to help keep students safe when crossing the roads getting on and off of school buses.
They call it a highway safety prevention bar — a pole that can extend off the back of the bus with flashing lights and a camera to try and ensure motorists stop for the students crossing.
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A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more.
Russ Herold, whose son Adam died in a collision between the junior hockey team’s bus and a semi last April, told CJME in Regina that he would like to see the rules adopted nationwide. Herold is also calling for graduated licensing with limits on mileage and on what semi-trailer combinations drivers are allowed based on how much time they’ve spent behind the wheel.
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Destination Canada
Every day, more than 57,000 international overnight visitors stream into Canada, drawn by our safe, secure cities, friendly people, and remarkable natural parks and wildlife. These visitors are welcomed by hundreds of thousands of Canadians who work in our tourism sector, and who show off the very best our country can offer. From our largest cities to our most remote wilderness, and from world-class resorts and convention centres to the family-run bed-and-breakfast, there are few places in Canada that tourism does not touch.
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Canada's tourism sector already plays a vital role in Canada's economy, supporting more than 1.8 million jobs in rural and urban communities. Tourism operators and innovators in Montréal and throughout Quebec have played a major role in that success. But there's potential for even more growth. Unlocking that potential could create 180,000 new jobs in Quebec and across Canada.
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CBC News
The Saskatchewan government is promising to install rumble strips, lights, signs and road markers at the site where the Humboldt Broncos bus collided with a transport truck.
"To see this is going to be addressed, it's a good thing," said Scott Thomas, whose son, Evan was one of 16 people killed in the crash.
The changes planned for the intersection of Highways 35 and 335 also include removal of trees, limiting nearby access roads, and the relocation of the roadside Broncos memorial. The total estimated cost is several hundred thousand dollars.
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Globe and Mail
A stronger focus on tourism could add billions to the Canadian economy and create up to 180,000 new jobs, according to a new advisory report prepared for the federal government.
The report by the McKinsey & Company advisory firm says one of the main issues holding Canada back is its lopsided tourism profile as most visitors tend to come in the summer months. As a result, hotels and other tourism-reliant employers struggle to find staff in peak times yet are sometimes unable to recruit workers by offering year-round employment.
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Tourism Toronto and its meetings, conferences and events unit Business Events Toronto, announced today that 26 citywide conventions were held in 2018 — a new record for the number of citywide conventions held in a single year. The total tops the previous record of 18 citywide conferences set in 2017.
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The Guardian
You have to keep your eyes peeled for the bus at the station in Shenzhen's Futian central business district these days. The diesel behemoths that once signalled their arrival with a piercing hiss, a rattle of engine and a plume of fumes are no more, replaced with the world's first and largest 100 per cent electric bus fleet.
Shenzhen now has 16,000 electric buses in total and is noticeably quieter for it.
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