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population of 5.1 million, boasts 40,000 hotel rooms and a number of attractions. Highlights include: Art Gallery of Ontario, Bata Shoe Museum, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Casa Loma, CN Tower, Gardiner Museum, Historic Fort York, Hockey Hall of Fame, Ontario Science Centre, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Toronto Zoo. The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in the heart of down- town Toronto is, reportedly, the largest convention centre in Canada. The kitchen catering has the capability to serve up to 7,000. Parking can accom- modate 1,200 cars, and trucks can be driven onto the exhibit floor. There is also the convenience of an on-site bank for foreign-currency exchange and a customs office. Space includes a large selection of meeting rooms and reception halls and a 200,000 sq. ft. exhibition hall. The expan- sion to create the south building has added another four exhibit halls, more meeting rooms and a Ceremonial Entrance beside the CN Tower. The Centre is close to major road- ways and Union Station for the out- of-town traveler. Located inMississauga, just outside of Toronto, Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport, also known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is 25 miles from downtown Toronto, or 30-40 minutes by car. "Toronto is a world within a city," said Hixon. "I love walking up a street and hearing a multitude of languages, passing a wild variety of restaurants featuring ethnic cuisines, seeing different cultures repre- sented in people's attire. For me Toronto is what a multicultural city should be: a beautiful mosaic of diversity." For more information, visit www.see- torontonow.com. CLEVELAND, OHIO you're looking for a destination that offers competitive pricing and lower costs than most major U.S. cities, Lynne Lisner of Positively Cleveland, says Cleveland is the place to go. "The affordable lodging, meals and transportation offered in Cleveland trans- lates into dollars saved," says Lisner. "And sinceCleveland is locatedwithin 500miles of 43% of the U.S.population and serviced by two airports, it is also easily accessible." Other highlights include: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the PlayhouseSquareTheater District, report- EXPERIENCE ALL THE WAYS TO PLAY AT POTAWATOMI BINGO CASINO, INCLUDING: 3,100 Slots Exciting Promotions 1,354-seat Bingo Hall 5 Restaurants 1721 WEST CANAL STREET • MILWAUKEE, WI 53233 • 1-800-PAYSBIG • PAYSBIG.COM • MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD TO ENTER CASINO; 18 TO PLAY BINGO • WINNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES • MANAGEMENT RESERVES ALL RIGHTS GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-426-2535 ©2011 FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY, WISCONSIN Black Meetings & Tourism January/February 2012: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 21 The Northern Lights Theater Nearly 100 Table Games Wisconsin's Most Popular Player's Club 20-table Poker Room Off-Track Betting Over 40,000 square feet of catering space available GROUP PACKAGES CALL 414-847-7910 GROUPSALES@PAYSBIG.COM ARE AVAILABLE FOR BINGO OR CASINO PLAY