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Award for MacGillivray & Associates Destination and Event Management
MacGillivray & Associates has been presented with a Canadian Event Industry Award for “Best Opening Event” for the Opening of the Shaw Tower in downtown Vancouver. MacGillivray & Associates produced a signature event that conveyed big style for communications & entertainment giant, Shaw. The opening included a media launch of Shaw's new digital phone service, a huge open house event for 600 guests including media celebrities and politicians, a Board Meeting and an Annual General Meeting - all held in the new tower in a 28 hour period. That, combined with the unique décor, spectacular lighting effects and a dazzling fireworks finale to celebrate the opening of Shaw Tower, spelled a big success for Shaw and for MacGillivray. Submissions were judged on a range of factors such as originality, creativity, logistical expertise, the ability to overcome challenges and the successful achievement of objectives.
www.macgillivray-associates.com
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Baden-Baden Boutique
Baden-Baden Boutique is a fashion boutique located in downtown Victoria offering unique, comfortable and chic fashions for all occasions and sizes. They are importers of the latest European Collections and offer coupons for store discounts to conference and meeting groups visiting our city. www.badenbadenboutiques.com
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Delta Air Lines Launches Direct Service to Victoria
Delta Air Lines has launched year-round, non-stop service to Victoria from Salt Lake City, Utah; the airline’s growing hub. Connecting flights from over 100 US destinations are available to Salt Lake City. Beginning June 12, 2007, flights will be offered daily (currently there is no service Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Flights depart Salt Lake City at 11:10 am and arrive Victoria at 12:25 pm. Flights depart Victoria at 12:45 pm and arrive Salt Lake City at 4:05 pm. Delta has permanently added the non-stop service to Victoria following a successful trial last summer. Delta’s new service to Victoria will be operated by Delta Connection carrier, Skywest, with quiet and comfortable Bombardier regional jets. www.delta.com
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Eagle Ridge Community Centre
The Eagle Ridge Community Centre, located roughly 25-30 minutes from downtown Victoria, includes a new state of the art dry floor arena (capacity is 1300), featuring food services, a sports bar (capacity is 60), pro shop and fitness centre. This new facility is surrounded by new developments including nearby accommodation and offers ample parking and options for shopping and recreational activities. The Eagle Ridge Community Centre is open weekdays from 3:00pm – 12:00am and weekends 9:00am – 12:00pm with special event packages available. www.eagleridgecentre.com
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Eurosa Gardens
Eurosa Gardens, Vancouver Islands only rose grower, is located in beautiful Brentwood Bay, minutes away from The Butchart Gardens. They specialize in 25 high quality rose varieties, many of which are so new that they are the first grower in North America to produce them. Tours are available for groups up to 100 people for $5 each for up to 60 minutes (depending on interest level). The tour is divided into four educational components covering all areas involved in the day to day experience of producing flowers and vegetables; a unique behind the scenes experience rarely seen. Products grown at Eurosa Gardens include: Roses, Gerbera, Alstroemeria, Snapdragons, Lisianthus, Peppers, Tomatoes and Cucumbers. Flower arranging classes for smaller groups (12 max per hour) can also be arranged and your guests will learn florist tips such as how to purchase the best product and how to care for roses in your home. www.eurosa.bc.ca
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Happy Spring!
Victoria’s Annual Flower Count, organized by Tourism Victoria, is a light hearted event to promote Victoria’s mild winter temperatures in February. Residents are encouraged to count all blooms in their local neighbourhoods and call Tourism Victoria with their tallies. Flower Count 2007 ended at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 3rd with a final tally of 3,364,658,680 blooms. The coveted “Banana Belt” is awarded to the municipality whose residents report the highest number of blooms. The residents of Victoria won this year's community challenge by logging a total of 2,891,027,447 blooms. http://www.tourismvictoria.com/flowercount |
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Healing Hands Chair Massage
Healing Hands Chair Massage specializes in providing On-site Chair Massage services to conference and incentive groups of all sizes (up to 1500 delegates). Their staff of certified chair massage practitioners will provide that much sought-after relaxation break on a schedule that meets the unique needs of your group. Choose from their 15 minute Relax & Revitalize massage, 15 minute Uppers Limits massage or 30 minute Deep Relaxer massage. Prices are based on group size. www.healinghandsmassage.ca |
Pat Bay Air
With two convenient bases on southern Vancouver Island, one in downtown Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the other on the Saanich Peninsula adjacent to the Victoria International Airport, Pat Bay Air can take you to any water accessible location on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, or the Sunshine Coast. Pat Bay Air is a tour and charter based business (with no scheduled flights) offering unique Vancouver Island air tours. Pat Bay Air also works with Island Gourmet Safaris who offer year round group culinary and art tours on Salt Spring Island. Various tours include: The Salt Spring Safari, The Art Hunt Safari, Salt Spring Studio Tour, Fibre Safari and The Floatplane Safari with Pat Bay Air.
www.patbayair.com, www.islandgourmetsafaris.com
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Pinnacle Pursuits
Pinnacle Pursuits provides exceptional team-building events and experiential learning and leadership programs. They specialize in designing and delivering unique action-based experiences for corporations, destination management companies and incentive companies, both locally and internationally. Whether you experience a half-day outdoor program, a series of indoor leadership or interpersonal workshops, an overnight team-building retreat or a multi-faceted adventure-based event, you can be certain that these group programs are strategic, innovative, results-focused and fun! Some of their many programs include: GPS Adventure Challenge, Survivor Pursuits, Team Orienteering Adventure, Indoor Action-Based Workshops, Deal or No Deal and Design and Build programs. Pinnacle Pursuits also operates an on-site Adventure Training Centre, home to two challenge courses, at the Dunsmuir Lodge, a hotel and conference facility located on our Sannich Peninsula. Dunsmuir Lodge is the perfect setting for groups seeking picturesque seclusion, an array of team-building and leadership training, a wide variety of meeting space, inventive cuisine and outstanding service. www.pinnaclepursuits.com
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Royal Scot Suite Hotel – Best Hidden Gem Award
The much-awaited TripAdvisor’s 2006 Travelers’ Choice awards have just been announced and the Royal Scot Suite Hotel placed 7th overall in the “Best Hidden Gems – Canada” category. The Travelers’ Choice awards are among the most coveted in the hotel industry because they are the only honours chosen by millions of real travelers who gather to share their opinions on the world’s largest travel community. www.royalscot.com
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Sleeping Dog Farm & Retreat Centre
Sleeping Dog Farm and Retreat Centre is the perfect place to hold your special event or wedding. Made from sustainable certified wood, the acoustically designed, 1100 sq.ft round building (Mandala) creates a sense of peace and reverence and can accommodate a group of 80. Fir French doors open out onto a rounded terrace that overlooks the beautiful gardens with a back drop of the Olympic Mountains. The Sanctuary is surrounded by open lawns, a sound pond and tranquil gardens creating a unique outdoor venue as well. Located a short distance away from downtown Victoria, this 5 acre organic farm will cater to workshops, events and gatherings, weddings and large function planning. They are happy to assist in taking care of logistics such as tenting, table and chair rental, speaker systems, catering and flower arrangements. Sleeping Dog Farm also offers workshop facilitators and event organizers advertisement space on their website and non-profit organizations are eligible for a special rental rate for the sanctuary and guest accommodations. www.sleepingdogfarm.ca
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Victoria Conference Centre Expansion
We are excited to announce that the City of Victoria and the Victoria Conference Centre have been successful in winning the bid to take over the former Crystal Gardens and BC Experience building, located directly across the street from the Victoria Conference Centre. This adjacent building which offers 25,000 square feet of additional meeting space will include a Banquet/Exhibit Level and a Mezzanine. This will create a total of 73,000 square feet of meeting space available for conference groups visiting our city utilizing the Victoria Conference Centre. For further information, please contact the Victoria Conference Centre (250) 361-1000. www.victoriaconference.com
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Victoria Pedicab
Victoria Pedicab’s exclusive tours will bring you and your group closer to Victoria’s beautiful harbour, gardens, heritage homes, castles, Chinatown and seaside. They offer a variety of tours year round and can customize any tour to meet your interest. Some unique tour options could include an Amazing Race competition or a Pedicab Pub Crawl! Their service includes pick up and drop off at your hotel or selected location and guests are welcome to step off the Pedicab to take pictures, walk inside stores, sample chocolates, smell the flowers or visit an intriguing location. Guides provided are very experienced and give visitors a very unique and intimate introduction to Victoria. Capacity for groups is 50 with advanced notice. www.victoriatours.net
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WestJet Airlines Reports Operational Results for 2006
WestJet ranked among the top-five airlines, for the year ending December 31, 2006, in the three key operational performance measures for the industry. This is based on results of 20 airlines in the U.S. that report operational performance. On-time performance, completion rates and baggage performance are important criteria for the public to consider when deciding which air carrier to fly. WestJet currently has a registered fleet of 64 aircraft, with six additional aircraft committed for delivery in the remainder of 2007, six scheduled for delivery in 2008 and nine committed for delivery in 2009. By the end of 2009, WestJet will have a registered fleet of 85 aircraft. Westjet currently offers regularly scheduled flights into the Victoria International Airport from various locations across Canada and the USA. When you choose Westjet for your conference and convention needs, there is no advance booking required or black out dates and you will also receive 10% discounts off the best regular fare available. www.westjet.com
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Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway
Scheduled to open in June 2007, Four Points by Sheraton Victoria will be a 120 room hotel located 20 minutes north of Victoria. The hotel will include an 80 seat restaurant, day spa, indoor swimming pool, and wine and beer store. Meeting space will total 5,000 sq. ft. and include a ballroom to accommodate 300 banquet style, 360 theatre, 360 classroom and 450 reception. A boardroom will also be available to accommodate up to 20 people and two smaller meeting rooms will seat up to 12 people. The hotel’s gateway location was chosen for its convenient proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway and is also located within minutes of the Bear Mountain Resort and Goldstream Provincial Park. sheraton@telus.net |
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ZipWest Eco Adventure Tours
Opening in May 2007, ZipWest Eco Adventure Tours is the ideal choice for adventure seekers, nature enthusiasts, families and corporate retreats. Experience the forest from the trees on this professionally-guided zipline tour! ZipWest is sprawled across 100 lush acres of ecologically-diverse coastal temperate rainforest in the Sooke Hills. Here you will find two suspension bridges leading you to eight zipline cables, 50 to 70 ft. off the ground and 150 to 1,000 ft. in length. Groups up to 80 can be accommodated but any group from 20-80 will require alternating group zipline schedules. One guide will be provided for every 5 person group and they will ensure your zipline experience is safe, educational and 100% exhilarating. ZipWest also has access to a meeting room for a private group or meal function and a pre-arranged menu can be organized. www.zipwest.ca
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