African Lion Safari Tour from Toronto

African Lion Safari Tour from Toronto

Attractions include: Drive Through the Game Reserve in our air conditioned and guided Tour Bus. Misumu Bay Wet Play area (open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, May 21 to September 5, height restrictions apply, closes for season after Labour Day) Jungle Playground (height restrictions apply) Parrot Paradise show Elephant Roundup demonstration A scenic railway tour Pets' Corner Birds of Prey flying demonstration Take a cruise aboard the "African Queen" Tour price includes admission to the park, all shows and roundtrip transportation from Downtown Toronto, Toronto Airport Area & Mississauga. Departs every Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday - 9:00 am from Toronto and returns approx. 6 pm A perfect day for you and your family with all the animals and many fun activities Opportunities to take close up pictures of animals from all over the world eg. Elephants, lions, monkeys etc. Group & Private Tours Available for all size groups For a group of 5 or more, tour will be available upon the date of your request. Please call or email further enquiries on 1 day Safari Tour. Call us anytime 416.276.9127. Elephant Swim - Watch as our herd of Asian elephants frolic and play in the refreshing water of Recreation Lake. Pets' Corner - Come FACE TO FACE with a variety of animals and birds. Children can enjoy petting baby goats. Misumu Bay Wet Play - Interactive water adventure for children. Open daily May 21 to September 5, 2011, weather permitting. Height Restrictions Apply. Parking is free. ALL FEATURES, SHOWS, NATURE TOURS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING. SOME FEATURES HAVE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS & CONDITIONS OF USE. Rates: $125.00 Adult per person $79.00 (Child: 3-12 Years of age) Under 3 years Free! https://www.niagarafallsbustours.ca/

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Niagara Falls Zoom Tours provides finest Limo Taxi and Chauffeured Transportation service in Toronto, Burlington, Hamilton and surrounding Toronto area. Get 100% safe, reliable and luxurious Limo Taxi service and Airport Transportation through out the Toronto from us. Our serving areas includes Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Mississauga, Pickering Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Burlington and Markham. Order online and afforadable rates for Ajax Whitby Limo Taxi, Mississauga Taxi Limo, Pickering Oshawa Limo Taxi and Richmond Hill Limo Taxi services.

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Niagara Falls Zoom Tours offers affordable tours to Niagara Falls with online quick tour reservation from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Make a Tour Toronto and enjoy all of the sightseeing attractions that Toronto and Niagara Falls have to offer. We provide online reservation system for Niagara Falls Ontario Tour. Niagara Falls Zoom Tours is a premier tourist guide providing valuable information on Niagara Falls attractions, accommodations, sightseeing, hotels and travel related information.

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Whether it’s an airport transfer, shuttle service, a private sightseeing tour, or other transportation needs, we have the vehicle that’s just right for your group.  

We have buses of various sizes that can accommodate up to 55 passengers. For more intimate groups of up to 7 people, our stretch limousines and sedans provide you with the ultimate in luxury, comfort and privacy.

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Niagara Falls Evening Tour Reservation - Regular

Discover all that Niagara has to offer with superior, narrated sightseeing tours of Niagara Falls Tours from Toronto to Niagara Falls.

Tours Available all Year around and Pick-up from all Downtown Toronto Hotels and near Toronto Pearson Airport by a professional Driver/guide. Departs at 2:00pm: Leave Toronto aboard a climate-controlled Mini Coach Bus for Niagara Falls. The informative commentary will include the history of the area, the role of the Native population, and the geography that makes the Niagara peninsula so unique. 3:30pm: Award winning Winery – Free Wine Tasting & Drive through the historic town of Niagara on the Lake. 4:00pm: Arrive at the Niagara Whirlpool and see one of the most violent series of white water rapids in North America. The Niagara Helicopters are here also, the helicopter ride over the Niagara area is optional and tickets are purchased on site (additional cost). 4:30pm: A ride on the Maid of the Mist boat where you will experience the power, energy & majesty of Niagara Falls. Be mesmerised by the height of the Horseshoe Falls and the volume of Water that plunges from its Crestline. (From Oct 25 to Apr 31, the Maid of the Mist boat ride is replaced with the Journey Behind the Falls Or Skylon Tower) 5:30pm: Drive along the Niagara Parkway and see the power of the Niagara River as it prepares to plunge over Niagara Falls. The Coach will travel through the Dufferin Islands where the lush, natural environment is used as a public park. 6:00pm -9:00pm: Free time at the Falls for Dinner, Sightseeing, Clifton Hill - the Street of the Fun and other attractions near by. Table rock is the area at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls - here you will stand just feet from the crestline of the mighty Horseshoe Falls and hear why Niagara is known as "thundering water". Gaze in awe when dusk arrives and the great cataracts are lit in a multitude of colours. 9:00pm: Depart Niagara Falls for Toronto 10:30pm: Arrive in Toronto. For More Info Please Visit... https://niagarafallsbustours.ca/

Niagara Falls Day Tour Reservation

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Niagara Falls Tours from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pickup from your Hotel at 8:30AM - 9:00AM & Return back by 6:30PM Confirmation of reservations will be emailed to you shortly after completion of reservations online. Niagara Falls Freedom Day Tour from Toronto – Tour Package Includes: Maid of the Mist Boat Ride OR Journey Behind the Falls (Option to choose from) Historical Town Free time to explore Niagara-on-the-Lake Pillitteri Winery or Reif Winery at Niagara-on-the-Lake stop for Free Wine Tasting Scenic Route towards to Niagara Falls Niagara Parkway Drive by Niagara River Picture stop at Floral Clock Drive through Hydro Power Stations / Turbines in the River Scenic stop at Whirlpool Rapids Canadian Horseshoe Falls Free time to explore ( 3 hours or more free time at the Falls) Transport by Air-Conditioned Mini Bus or Motor Coach English Speaking Guide Complimentary pickup from your Hotel For More Info Please Visit... https://niagarafallsbustours.ca/

Apple iPhone 5C: The perils of price chopping

A cheap Apple product isn’t heresy. It’s market reality. And Apple’s introduction of the low-cost iPhone 5C alongside its flagship 5S model at Tuesday's big reveal in Cupertino illustrates just how much pressure the company now faces.

The cost-conscious consumer in me has always wanted Apple to start pricing its products a little closer to the affordable middle of the market instead of the near-luxury space where it typically lives. While I logically understand why most of the company’s wares tend to command a premium, emotionally I wish it took less coin to bring something emblazoned with the famous logo home.

The perils of price chopping

Apple has traditionally not taken downmarket moves lightly. Introducing the first-generation iMac computer in 1997 was a save-the-company move that had more to do with busting preconceived notions of what a PC was – and was not – than anything else. Later, expanding the original iPod line from the full-blown classic offering to the more populist Mini, Nano and Shuffle traded the risk of cheapening the brand against the need to grow the platform and get as many people as possible hooked on iTunes software and culture.

It worked. Spectacularly. And Apple has stayed well above the mass market space ever since, riding a wave of near-exponential volume growth and margins that were – and are – unmatched in the industry. It’s a strategy that made sense in the halcyon days six years ago when the company reinvented what had been a staid, corporate-led smartphone paradigm and as a result had the touchscreen/consumer-friendly smartphone market virtually to itself. It’s also a strategy that continued to make sense as the company expanded its iOS empire with the iPad in 2010 and an ever-growing App Store to boot.

Times have changed

Unfortunately, the strategy makes little sense today. The world has evolved radically from those simple early days in the smartphone market, and Apple is now being squeezed by unrelenting competition from devices running Google’s Android operating system on one side, and by topped-out demand in mature markets like North America and Europe on the other.

While analysts and observers blame Apple’s stock price swoon on its innovation challenges, investors are infinitely more afraid of the growth engine running out of steam. Crushing competition and maxed-out markets with slackening growth potential will have that effect, and shareholders have cashed out in anticipation of darker days ahead.

Enter the iPhone 5C, Apple’s most radical marketing move since the very first iMac all those years ago. It reuses much of the technology at the core of the now-overshadowed iPhone 5. It’s a savvy move that Apple has used before: recycle already paid-for engineering in a lower-tier product, then sell it alongside the higher-end offering without risk of cannibalization.

The iPad mini, which largely uses the same guts as the older iPad 2, ignited Apple’s move into the lower-price tablet market. Like iPad mini customers, iPhone 5C users likely won’t care that their devices are running 12- to 18-month-old processors and camera modules. Getting into the iPhone universe and bringing that all-important logo home for less is likely more than enough for them.

If it’s a convenience here in North America, it’s an absolute necessity for Apple in emerging markets like China, India and Africa. While the high-end 5S would have met with limited appeal in these price-sensitive markets, the 5C could open the doors to continued exponential growth for the iPhone franchise. Of course, Apple runs the risk of brand dilution, but in the face of Google’s push for global mobile platform dominance, it’s a risk Apple can’t afford not to take.

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Blackfish documentary coming to Niagara for one night only

SeaWorld killer whale Tilikum is the subject of the documentary Blackfish, which will be screened for one night only in Niagara Sept. 27. The event is a fundraiser for former Marineland employees who have spoken out against the park, and been sued as a result. PHOTO: Special to The Review

The acclaimed documentary Blackfish is heading to Niagara for a one-night-only screening Sept. 27.

One of the year’s best-reviewed films is already a frontrunner for Best Documentary at next year’s Oscars. It examines the captivity of killer whale Tilikum at Orlando’s SeaWorld, and his role in the deaths of three trainers, most recently Dawn Brancheau in 2010.

Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the film has generated huge media buzz on the already volatile issue of whales in captivity, with SeaWorld claiming the film “paints a distorted picture” about the industry. The film so affected animation giant Pixar, it changed the ending of its upcoming sequel to Finding Nemo, originally set in a marine park.

The Niagara screening takes place at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School at 7 p.m. It will be a fundraiser for the legal expenses of Marineland ‘whistle blowers’ who have spoken out against the park in the past year. Marineland has filed six lawsuits in response, including against former Marineland employees Phil Demers ($1.5 million), Christine Santos ($1.2 million) and Jim Hammond ($1.5 million), as well as local activist Mike Garrett ($1.5 million) and the Toronto Star ($7 million).

Former SeaWorld trainer Samantha Berg, who is featured in the film, will also attend the Niagara screening.

“The first time I saw Blackfish I was hit with a combination of emotions all at once,” says Berg, now an acupuncturist in Alaska. “ I felt my heart leap when I remembered how it felt the first time I ever swam with a killer whale, but I was also horrified to discover how SeaWorld went about capturing killer whales to stock their parks.

“I felt deep embarrassment and shame for never considering how the animals got to SeaWorld in the first place while I was working at the park.”

Garrett, whose run-ins with Marineland park owner John Holer can be found on YouTube, says getting the film in Niagara – even for one night – “is extremely important being that we have Marineland, a captive mammal facility within close proximity.”

He says marine parks have controlled the message through decades of TV and radio commercials, but Blackfish tells a whole different story.

“This film has the power to change people’s minds, it has impact.”

While protests continue at Marineland, they are less vocal this year after an injunction obtained against local group Marineland Animal Defense which prohibits the use of megaphones and phrases like “torture” and “abuse” on signs. In addition, the park has leased two new sections of land from the city, including a front section utilized by protesters for years.

Garrett spoke against the leases at an August council meeting, and hopes every Niagara Falls city councilor sees Blackfish.

“It is my hope Niagara area politicians will attend this screening with an open mind to learn about the other side of captivity.”

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Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema

Gala Event September 7th, 2013 | Reception 6:30PM | Dinner 8:00PM Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 145 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

Based on 100 years of inspired work by Indian filmmakers

Directed by Deepa Mehta | Co-Produced by Warren Spitz & Jennifer Tory Menu Created by Vikram Vij | Set Designed by Tamara Deverell | Costumes by Rashmi Varma 

For ticket & event info please contact amanda@emc2events.com | Phone 416-847-1842

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Flexible Tours from Toronto to Niagara Falls Sightseeing Tours

1. What is the price of the tour?
The tour price is $79 Canadian for adults, $69 Canadian for children under 12 years of age. The helicopter tour is an additional $97 Canadian per person (Including Tax).

2. When does the tour run? 
The tours runs everyday, all year round. We depart Toronto at 8:30am.

3. Where does the tour pick-up from?
Basically any hotel that has a Toronto address. If you would like to be picked up outside of Toronto, please e-mail us at info@niagarafallsbustours.ca. There is usually an extra charge of $17.

4. Do I have to book in advance? 
We recommend that you should. By booking in advance you will be guaranteed a seat on the tour bus. Plus, our prices on-line are always lower than what you would normally find at a hotel lobby or travel outlet.

5. Is lunch included?
No. Niagara Falls has many restaurants to choose from. You will have plenty of time for lunch on your own during the 3 hours of free time. Optional: Book a Tour with Buffet Lunch at Fallsview Restaurant, Sheraton on the Falls: Rate $109 per person

6. After day tour Can I stay overnight at Niagara Falls Hotel? and Return next day or so?
Yes. We can drop you at your Hotel in Niagara Falls after the tour. Next day return would be at about 3:00pm. $29.00 per person additional charges will apply for return transportation in a bus.

7. What is your cancellation policy? 
50% Refund with more than 48 hours prior to tour departure time. Refunds will be not given within 3 hours prior to scheduled departure time. 

8. What does Niagara mean? 
The word “Onguiaahra” appears on maps as early as 1641. Both it, and the later version “Ongiara”, are Native words generally interpreted as meaning “The Strait” or “Great Throat”, although the more romantic “Thunder of Waters” is sometimes given. By the time the first white man arrived at the Falls, the name in general use was “Niagara”.

9. When is Niagara Falls closed? 
Niagara Falls is open all year. However, the Maid of the Mist stops running during the winter (November to March).

10. How do I pay? 
You do not have to pay when you are making an online reservation. Payment is made on the day of the tour to the tour guide. We accept Cash, Visa, Master Card, and American Express.

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Scientists want to use lasers to make clouds, cause rain and control lightning

Lasers could soon be used to direct dangerous lightning away from sensitive areas, like airports.

A few weeks from now, scientists will be gathering in Geneva, Switzerland, at the second Conference on Laser, Weather and Climate, to discuss how they can use lasers to generate clouds, produce rain and control lightning strikes.

Controlling the weather has long been a dream for humankind, whether its to give us rain for parched crops or to prevent disastrous hurricanes and tornadoes. Attempts at weather control so far have mostly involved firing or dumping particles into the air, either to get clouds to form or to dissipate storm clouds before they can produce damaging hail, winds or even tornadoes. These attempts have had mixed success, and there is a growing concern about dumping these particles into the air, as they may have unknown effects on the environment. Lately, though, scientists have been turning to lasers, as a cleaner, easier and more high-tech option.

There has been plenty of research in recent years about using lasers to cause or direct lightning strikes. Lightning always takes the path of least resistance, but it has to create this path itself (by forming a trail of ionized air), and it doesn't always create that path to areas that are in our best interests. However, if you fire a powerful laser into a cloud, it can create that same kind of ionized trail, giving the charge in the cloud an artificial path to flow along, thus discharging the lightning safely. Researchers have found that you can even accomplish this while the lightning is in mid-strike.

The research into weather control through lasers doesn't end there, though.

Scientists have also found that extremely short bursts of laser light can cause water to condense out of the air, even in situations where conditions where clouds can't form on their own. The effect is so strong that it might even be able to produce rain if more continuous pulses are used.

Other experiments (so far conducted in cloud chambers) have shown that lasers can cause rapid formation of ice crystals in conditions that match where high cirrus clouds form in the atmosphere. Given that cirrus clouds are very effective at reflecting sunlight back into space, there is great potential to use this method to reduce the strength of thunderstorms and hurricanes, and possibly to help alleviate some of the effects of global warming while we ween ourselves off fossil fuels.

[ More Geekquinox: Water found on the moon points to deep underground source ]

Weather manipulation has been a staple of comic books, cartoons and science fiction for years, usually involving some kind of evil scheme to take over the world. Outside of fiction, though, these techniques could be used to guide the weather into producing more favourable results for us, whether for growing crops, or even to prevent disasters. Hopefully we'll see some great results coming out of next month's conference, to advance this science even further.

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Subway Opens 40,000th Location

Celebrates 48 years in business.

The SUBWAY restaurant chain, which has been providing franchising opportunities to entrepreneurs since 1965 and will soon celebrate its 48th year in business, opened its 40,000th location at an AppleGreen petrol station in Ipswich, England.

The milestone opening further illustrates the strength and consistent growth of the SUBWAY brand, which has opened 1,761 new locations around the world since the start of the year.

“This is certainly a testament to the dedication and hard work of the entire Subway team, who I often refer to as The Greatest Team in Franchising History,” said President and Co-Founder Fred DeLuca, who opened the brand’s first sandwich shop on Aug. 28, 1965.

“I am proud to be part of a team that provides thousands of jobs for people at our restaurants, field offices, headquarters, and partner offices around the world,” DeLuca continued. “Our franchisees are the best in the business. They are a diverse group of small business owners who take a great deal of pride in serving their customers.”

This latest milestone achievement puts the SUBWAY brand far ahead of its competitors in the Quick Service Restaurant industry, making it more convenient for customers to eat a delicious SUBWAY submarine sandwich or chopped salad. Of the top restaurant chains, the next closest is more than 5,500 locations behind the SUBWAY brand. Beyond that, the next three are between 21,000 and 33,000 behind.

According to Subway Area Development Manager for the UK and Ireland Trevor Haynes, it is the “low startup costs, flexibility, and simple footprint that makes Subway so appealing to entrepreneurs who look to our brand as a way to reach their goal of owning and operating their own business. That is what makes this work. We are thrilled to have this opening in our market.”

The milestone restaurant location highlights the flexibility of the SUBWAY brand. There are more than 9,000 non-traditional locations worldwide and about 4,500 of them are in gas/petrol stations. The SUBWAY chain can open in spaces where other brands may believe to be too small or impractical, such as hospitals, health clubs, movie theaters and train stations. In fact, customers enjoy SUBWAY sandwiches and salads at restaurants on a German riverboat, in a car dealership in California and even in a church in Buffalo, New York.

The UK is the brand’s third largest market, behind the U.S. and Canada, with more than 1,500 locations. In all, there are 14,000 International locations in 102 countries outside the U.S. In addition to celebrating this recent milestone, the European team just opened their 4,000 location. Other milestones include Brazil with 1,200, Mexico with 700 and Argentina and Columbia each with 100 restaurants; and the Eastern European nation of Estonia recently witnessed the opening its first SUBWAY franchise.

“There is still a lot of opportunity in our International markets,” said Chief Development Officer Don Fertman. “The brand has regional and country offices that provide education and support to the franchisees in the field; all working to ensure we are the best brand out there for both our customers as well as entrepreneurs looking to get into the restaurant business.”

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Eight metre floods submerges Russia

 Authorities in eastern Russia are battling with some of the worst flooding in 120 years, which has already forced thousands from their homes, local media reports say.

The Jewish Autonomous Region remains the worst hit: farms and villages, according to Russian television, have been submerged under the floodwaters.

Authorities said the situation was deteriorating after water in the Amur river near the city of Khabarovsk rose to new levels on Thursday, threatening residential areas and electricity plants.

“We've got 24 electrical substations in the flooded area with the water level up to 8 metres,” said Sergey Kotov, head of the engineering services department of the Khabarovsk city administration.

“As of today, six substations where the water is too close are banked up to protect them from water,” Kotov said.

It said more than 600 soldiers had been drafted to build temporary dykes along the embankment of the river to prevent further flooding.

Nearly 300 residential buildings, including 14 apartment buildings, are flooded in the Khabarovsk area, officials said.

The floodwaters damaged property, infrastructure and crops, displaced tens of thousands and raised fresh questions about the Russian government's readiness to handle natural disasters.

Thousands have already been forced from their homes in eastern Russia, and authorities predicted that up to 40,000 people could be affected as the flood zone widens.

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Canada Post settles with commercial clients over shipping costs

Canada Post settles with commercial clients over shipping costs

 Roughly 54,000 commercial clients of Canada Post are part of the class-action lawsuit, Rod Winsor, class counsel with law firm Blaney McMurtry, said Wednesday.

 

Canada Post may have to return more than $5-million in shipping charges to thousands of customers and change the way it bills for parcels as part of a tentative settlement reached in a long-running class-action lawsuit.
As part of the proposed settlement — reached in March and subject to court approval during an Ontario Superior Court hearing on Oct. 30 — Canada Post denies any liability, but will pay $5,050,000 in claims and contribute $1.3-million towards legal expenses of the plaintiff, Ottawa-based Lee Valley Tools.
Roughly 54,000 commercial clients of Canada Post are part of the class-action lawsuit, Rod Winsor, class counsel with law firm Blaney McMurtry, said Wednesday.
More important, said Mr. Winsor, the proposed settlement would halt Canada Post’s billing methods regarding parcels shipped by commercial clients — practices that Lee Valley argued were confusing to customers, violated federal regulations and cost as much as $1-million in additional payments.
“It was not about financial gain for Lee Valley. Lee Valley will recover very little money, and it’s cost them far more to pursue the matter,” said Mr. Winsor. “But it’s a matter of bringing Canada Post’s practices in compliance.”
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After legal expenses, Mr. Winsor estimates that $3-million will be distributed proportionally to class members, based on the amount paid to the postal service between 2000 and 2007.
A spokesman for Canada Post said that after evaluating its options, it felt the settlement “was the best way to move forward.”
“We’re not admitting fault, but we would like to keep moving forward on this,” said Jon Hamilton.
The lawsuit, certified in 2007, alleged Canada Post was keeping overpayments by customers, worth roughly $1-million annually, said Mr. Winsor.
Business customers were required to pre-pay and weigh their packages, and if Canada Post determined that the total weight was underestimated it would levy an extra charge. If customers overpaid, until January 2007, Canada Post did not refund the difference.
Lee Valley has said the alleged overcharging cost his company tens of thousands of dollars per year.
Canada Post also bills customers based on the greater charge of actual weight or “volumetric weight,” the latter being a calculation based on volume and weight to ensure bulkier but lightweight items are charged accordingly.
Lee Valley alleged that billing for “volumetric weight” rather than actual weight was confusing for customers and violated the federal Weights and Measures Act.
Canada Post stopped keeping overpayments in January 2007, after the lawsuit was launched. But as part of the proposed settlement, if approved, Canada Post will stop charging customers based on “volumetric weight” within two years of the judgement, said Mr. Winsor.
“It will enable the customers of Canada Post to deal with them on a more transparent and consistent way,” he said. “And not just with Canada Post, but as well between couriers. So that when a customer wants to compare couriers, compare prices, and so on, it’s more easily done.”

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81% think neither foreign nor Canadian companies should be favoured in wireless auction: poll

A new poll suggests 81 per cent of Canadians would prefer if neither foreign- nor Canadian-owned companies are favoured in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction.

The government auction could allow a foreign company like Verizon to enter the Canadian marketplace, and let Canadian companies buy blocks of the spectrum to improve services for their consumers.

Only four blocks of the wireless spectrum will be auctioned. Under the government’s rules, a foreign company would be able to buy two of the blocks. Canada’s three major telecoms would then bid on the remaining two blocks.

The survey, conducted by Nanos Research for Bell Canada (which owns CTV) and Telus Corp., asked respondents which of the following would be in the best interest of consumers, and the results were:

• Allow Canadian-owned and foreign-owned companies to bid for and win airwaves without favouring either: 81 per cent
• Allow foreign-owned companies the advantage of bidding for and winning more than Canadian-owned companies: 10 per cent
• Unsure: 9 per cent

“We think it’s important that Ottawa hears that more than 80 per cent of Canadians disagree with special advantages for any wireless company, and prefer a level competitive playing field,” Bell said in a statement Tuesday.

In terms of general competition, most respondents said they would prefer if the government favoured Canadian companies.

When asked who should be given an advantage in the Canadian marketplace, only two per cent thought it should be foreign companies:

• Canadian-owned: 70 per cent
• Neither: 25 per cent
• Unsure: 3 per cent
• Foreign-owned: 2 per cent

Overall, respondents were split evenly on whether they supported foreign-owned telecoms entering the Canadian market to compete for business:

• Support: 27 per cent
• Somewhat support: 19 per cent
• Somewhat oppose: 17 per cent
• Oppose: 33 per cent
• Unsure: 5 per cent

The poll results are from a random telephone survey of 2,000 Canadians, conducted between August 12 and 19.

The margin of error is plus or minus 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

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Niagara Falls Zoom Tours offers affordable tours to Niagara Falls with online quick tour reservation from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Make a Tour Toronto and enjoy all of the sightseeing attractions that Toronto and Niagara Falls have to offer. We provide online reservation system for Niagara Falls Ontario Tour. Niagara Falls Zoom Tours is a premier tourist guide providing valuable information on Niagara Falls attractions, accommodations, sightseeing, hotels and travel related information. 

To make a reservation for the Niagara Falls tour, please fill out the form below.

After we receive your reservation request, we’ll send you a confirmation email as well as detailed travel information and pickup and drop-off times for the location closest to you within 48 hours.
If you prefer to contact Niagara Falls Zoom Tours by phone, please call our toll free number 1-888-786-7906 if you are in North America. For overseas calls, the number is 416.276.9127. Please be sure to include a telephone number so that we can contact you when you’re in Toronto.