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Oct. 9, 2020

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Marketplace Registration is Still Open

OMCA

Join the party! OMCA Virtual Marketplace is hosting 31 Buyers and 100 Sellers and the registrations are still coming. With lower costs, no travel, and excellent technical support, this virtual marketplace is hard to say no to. Catch up with your friends, colleagues, and clients and let them know that the pandemic hasn’t gotten the best of you! Get registered today — there are only 2 weeks left of appointment selection.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada reveals how extended family, compassionate travellers can apply for travel exemptions

CIC News

Details have been released on Canada’s definition of extended family members, requirements for compassionate travellers to get exempt, and how to get limited release from quarantine. As of October 8, extended family members can now cross the border to Canada, provided they are staying for at least 15 days and meet existing eligibility and admissibility requirements. If you are extended family, you do not need a non-optional, non-discretionary reason to travel to Canada.

Many tour ops are focusing on Canada tours, but are they actually selling?

Travelweek

Canada hasn’t typically been a big seller for travel agents, with Canadians opting for sun and fun abroad rather than vacations in their own backyard. But with COVID-19 restricting travel around the world, and a mandatory quarantine still in place for Canadians upon their return home, industry experts are predicting a record rise in domestic tourism in the coming months.

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Pummeled by the pandemic, hotel owners get creative with their space

The New York Times

Like many hotels pummeled by the pandemic, the InterContinental Times Square is trying to hang on. After tourists stopped arriving this spring, the 607-room property transformed into housing for doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients. When they checked out, the high-rise began offering blocks of rooms as office space. And with its reopening this month, the InterContinental will again play office landlord, this time on a suite-by-suite basis.

Travellers prioritize COVID-19 precautions when choosing accommodations

Travel Pulse

Longwoods International’s latest edition of its COVID-19 Travel Sentiment Tracking Study (Wave 21) has found that American travellers are choosing lodgings for their trips based upon the degree of coronavirus protections they offer. When considering where to stay during their travels within the next six months, 55 percent of respondents said that they’re seeking properties with clear hygiene and cleanliness protocols in place.

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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. Plan your stay at uOttawa now!

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Coach Industry Comeback! PART 3: Digital Strategies and Success Stories

Busworld Academy

Do you want to get your coach business back on track? Are you curious how digitalization can help you with this? Join us on this digital road trip!

Gateway reopening its casinos this week — except Casino Rama

OrilliaMatters.com

Last week, 11 casinos operated by Great Canadian Gaming re-opened to the public after being shut down for more than six months due to the pandemic. This week, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment is reopening all of its casinos — except for Casino Rama.

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CECRA program: Closed to new applicants but extensions still available for existing applicants

Norton Rose Fulbright

Further to our May 21 legal update, the terms of the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses program continued to evolve over the summer and the program administrator, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), has now confirmed that there will be no further extensions of the CECRA program.

How to build rapport ... while wearing a mask

Harvard Business Review

Nonverbal communication in the workplace is extremely important. Whether you’re trying to sell a car, pitch a project to your boss, or nail a job interview, what you convey beyond words can determine the difference between success and failure. This makes communication in the age of Covid-19 more challenging for the obvious reason that masks, a necessary component of fighting the pandemic, hide the parts of our faces that display facial expressions — particularly those micro expressions that we use without thinking to convey as well as perceive sincerity, trustworthiness, and good intentions.

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Northwestern Ontario residents told to avoid non-essential travel to Manitoba as COVID-19 cases climb

CBC News

Residents in northwestern Ontario are being warned not to travel outside their region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in both Manitoba and southern Ontario. "Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Manitoba and southern Ontario, non-essential travel outside of northern Ontario should be avoided," said Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of health at Northwestern Health Unit, in an Oct. 1 news release.

Tourism industry bracing for uncertain season next year

CBC News

COVID-19 travel restrictions meant international markets were closed to P.E.I. this summer. The only Canadian visitors allowed in were people from the Atlantic provinces, seasonal P.E.I. residents, or those who had family on the Island.

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Trillium Lakelands District School Board says parents may need to take their kids to school as bus driver shortage intensifies

Lindsay Advocate

The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has posted to social media that due to the ongoing bus driver shortage parents should be prepared to handle their own transportation needs to and from school if needed. “Due to our current shortage of qualified school bus drivers,” the board’s social media message began, “any day we (TLDSB) could be without a driver for your child’s route. It is important to make alternative transportation arrangements to get your child to and from school in the event of a cancellation.”

Not all heroes wear capes, some are bus drivers

Sudbury Star

Quinte Gardens Retirement Residence was pleased to honour the service of the dedicated school bus drivers and the entire team at Parkhurst Transportation & Tripps Unlimited recently. On September 25th, the Quinte Gardens team dropped off 84 gift bags of cups, cookies, and the residence’s signature red pepper jelly treat, for the enjoyment of the whole Parkhurst team just down the street.

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BMF, home of the National Academy Orchestra, offers wide programming with broad appeal including: classical, opera, pop, chamber, Broadway and rock. The Festival is renowned for its artistic excellence. BMF is one of four Hamilton Anchor Arts organizations and is now entering their 33rd year.

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Guelph showing 'leadership in Canada' with bus fleet electrification

GuelphToday.com

With an eye toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the potential for operational savings, several Ontario municipalities, including Guelph, have started down the path toward electrifying their bus fleet. They’re all at different stages of the process — none are completely there yet. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the furthest along. With 60 electric buses, it has the largest such fleet in North America, as well as several “clean diesel” and hybrid buses.

Federal government announces $1.5 billion for zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure

Electric Autonomy Canada

The Canadian government today announced it is allocating $1.5 billion to “accelerate the adoption of zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure so Canadians can have cleaner commutes.” The funds are part of a larger three-year, $10 billion “Growth Plan” that will also invest in clean energy projects, broadband expansion, agricultural irrigation and building retrofits. The spending is expected to create roughly 60,000 jobs along the way and help shore up a COVID-19 battered economy.

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Greyhound leaving downtown Ottawa bus terminal

CBC News

Greyhound buses will no longer be operating out of Ottawa Central Station on Catherine Street, the transportation company announced recently. In May, Greyhound halted all its routes across Canada because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and none of the routes have yet resumed.

Sault proclaimed 'example for the rest of the country' in managing COVID

SooToday.com

All Canadians can learn from the example set by Saultites in preventing coronavirus spread, Mona Fortier, Canada's minister of middle-class prosperity and associate minister of finance, said recently. "Here in the Sault, you have done an excellent job of flattening the curve. You have set an example for the rest of the country," the member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier told a virtual town hall hosted by Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and the Strive Young Professionals Group.

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