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The 2008 Canadian Tourism Awards

The 2008 Canadian Tourism Awards were presented Novermber 5, 2008 at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Québec.


AIR CANADA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD — SINGLE-UNIT

Recipient:

  • Confederation Centre of the Arts (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)

Finalists:

  • Rosebud Theatre (Rosebud, Alberta)
  • Winnipeg Folk Festival (Winnipeg, Manitoba)


HILTON CANADA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD — MULTIPLE-UNIT

Recipient:

  • Adventure Canada (Mississauga, Ontario)

Finalists:

  • Pacrim Hospitality Services (Bedford, Nova Scotia)
  • Sundance Cottages / Oasis Resort (Hunter River, Prince Edward Island)


DELOITTE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • The Central Museum of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (CFB Shilo, Manitoba)

Finalists:

  • Sentias Software Corp. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  • Taste the County (Prince Edward County, Ontario)


DELTA HOTELS & RESORTS NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Great Wolf Lodge (Niagara Falls, Ontario)

Finalists:

  • Lakeway Houseboat Vacations (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
  • Metepenagiag Heritage Park (Red Bank, New Brunswick)


STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC. CORPORATE PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Strait Crossing Bridge Ltd. / Confederation Bridge (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)

Finalists:

  • TransAlta (Calgary, Alberta)
  • True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd. / MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba)


METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Winnipeg Folk Festival (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Finalists:

  • Canada Day at Canada Place (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  • World Pond Hockey Championships (Plaster Rock, New Brunswick)


FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation - There's No Place Like This (Toronto, Ontario)

Finalists:

  • Edmonton Tourism - Festival City Initiative (Edmonton, Alberta)
  • Ontario Place Corporation - Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival (Toronto, Ontario)


TOURISM TORONTO TRAVEL MEDIA AWARD

Recipient:

  • Amy Rosen (Toronto, Ontario)

Finalists:

  • Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
  • Susan Reifer (Whistler, British Columbia)


PARKS CANADA SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD

Recipient:

  • The Town of Bouctouche (New Brunswick)

Finalists:

  • Niagara Parks Commission (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
  • Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre (Stonewall, Manitoba)


CTHRC AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Recipient:

  • Mr. Pickwick’s Seafood Bistro (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Finalists:

  • Auberge Le Baluchon (Saint-Paulin, Québec)
  • Canada's National (CN) Tower (Toronto, Ontario)


VIA RAIL CANADA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Ann & Dennison Tate (Berry Mills, New Brunswick)

Finalists:

  • Margret Begner (Saint John, New Brunswick)
  • Harreson Tanner (Whitehorse, Yukon)


INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recipient:

  • Paulina Alexander, Tigh-Na-Mara Spa Resort & Conference Centre (Parksville, British Columbia)

Finalists:

  • Karl Doetsch, Delta Fredericton (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
  • Jonathan Milne, Mr. Pickwick’s Seafood Bistro (Vancouver, British Columbia)


CANADIAN TRAVEL PRESS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Doug Fyfe