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| TOURISM VANCOUVER GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY! | |||
| Dori Jensen, a member of the PCMA Capital Chapter supported Service-in-Sync Day. A Nationwide initiative where chapters get together to support their U.S. troops. The Capital Chapter gathered at Ft. Belvoir military base where they put together 5,000 care packages that will be sent to soldiers overseas. | ||
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| OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS SALE & PELLETIER TO SKATE IN VANCOUVER | |||
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The Parade of Champions is always a special moment at the conclusion of a competition when the pressure is off, and skaters can share a unique program created exclusively for their fans. This year's 2008 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships will have an extra-special moment, as the 2002 Olympic Pair Champions, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier will take part in the Parade of Champions.
Following the Senior Women's Free Program, Jamie and David will be inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame during a formal on-ice presentation. Following the official ceremony, they will don their skates and participate with the newly-crowned Canadian Champions and medalists in the exhibition program. It is the first time that Skate Canada Hall of Fame inductees will skate immediately following their induction. From 2000 to 2002, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier won three consecutive Canadian Champions in Pairs. They were the 2001 ISU World Figure Skating Champions, winning the event in Vancouver, and went on to win the Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. The 2008 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships take place January 16-20, 2008 at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, B.C |
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| GREEN MEETINGS | |||
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As the birthplace of Greenpeace, it's only natural that Vancouver would be one of the world's most environmentally sustainable meeting destinations. Here are some ideas for how your meeting or convention in Vancouver can reach a deeper shade of green.
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| VANCOUVER "FAVOURITE FOREIGN CITY" FOR DAILY TELEGRAPH READERS | |||
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Vancouver won another accolade this December. Readers of British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph voted Vancouver third during the "Favourite Foreign City" category of the 9th annual Telegraph Travel Awards. Vancouver placed just behind Sydney and Cape Town. The Telegraph Travel Awards are the result of a survey completed by readers of Britain's Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers. www.telegraph.co.uk |
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| WEDGEWOOD HOTEL & SPA JOINS RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX | |||
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The Wedgewood Hotel & Spa have just announced that the property has been selected to join the prestigious Relais & Châteaux association, recognized as "the collection of the world's finest restaurants and hotels". The association's philosophy of the five C's: courtesy, charm, character, calm and cuisine, coincides well with the Wedgewood's own style of hospitality. The Wedgewood is the first and only Relais & Châteaux hotel in Vancouver. www.wedgewoodhotel.com |
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| FOUR SEASONS INTRODUCES NEW RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE FOR YEW | |||
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After months of renovations, the Four Seasons Vancouver has put the finishing touches on their brand new restaurant. Yew Restaurant + Bar integrates sophisticated West Coast design and Pacific cuisine. Named for the rare indigenous Pacific Yew tree, the room features lofty 20-foot ceilings, wood-panelled walls and a floor-to-ceiling sandstone fireplace, capturing the essence of British Columbia's natural environment. The contemporary "raw bar" features stacked alder wood with granite surfaces, while the communal table for twenty is a slab of hand hewn western maple and a sky-lit private dining room is enclosed in glass. The menu, created by executive chef Rafael Gonzalez, includes ingredients from the entire Pacific region, with a focus on the integrity of flavour. The restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails, and is the first stage of a $5.3 million renovation of the hotel property. www.fourseasons.com/vancouver |
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| SEE YOU THERE | |||
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Our convention services team, Susan Graham and Carrie Leung will be attending the Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA at the Westin Seattle January 11-13, 2008.
Tourism Vancouver's Jacqueline Benear, Dori Jensen, Rachael Nocera and Dave Gazley will be in Seattle to attend the Professional Convention Management Association's (PCMA) Annual Meeting, January 13-16 2008. They will also be attending Canada Night hosted by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Monday, January 14th at the Triple Door Theatre. |
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| LOOK WHO'S COMING TO VANCOUVER | |||
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February 2008, Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, (2000 attendees) www.freestyleski.ca June 2008, International Triathlon Union (4000 attendees) www.triathlon.org November 2008, International Society for Urban Health (800 attendees) www.isuh.org June 2013, Society of Nuclear Medicine (6500 attendees) www.snm.org |
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