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The in-person AMO conference this year is cancelled, but London will host online meetings.
“We are in the business of people gathering in great crowds, indoors, all the things that right now, due to COVID, you’re not supposed to be doing,” Lori Da Silva, general manager of RBC Place London, said.
She added that about 90 per cent of the convention centre’s staff is laid off.
In a normal year, RBC Place holds 300 to 350 events.
“Meetings and conventions are huge business for our city,” Tourism London general manager Cheryl Finn said. “We know that conference attendees spend more on average in comparison to other (visitors). COVID has been devastating to this industry.
More consultation on gun legislation needed says Chair of Waterloo region
Region of Waterloo Chair Karen Redman says more consultation needs to take place on the federal government’s proposed gun legislation. The regional chair and local politicians from all levels of government sat down with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair Thursday morning to discuss the municipality s role in the future of the law.
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Posted: Mar 04, 2021 5:30 PM ET | Last Updated: March 4
Region of Waterloo Chair Karen Redman says more consultation needs to take place about the federal government s proposed gun legislation before it can be made into law.