Canada Day at Canada Place wins Best Festival
10/22/09
2009 Street Festival Takes Top Industry Honours
Canada Place Corporation is thrilled to announce Canada Day at Canada Place 2009, “Welcoming the World to Canada’s Games” took home the 2009 BC Event Award for Best Festival at the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo held last night, October 21.
Canada Place Corporation presented its largest marquee Canada Day event to date and welcomed 175,000 guests to Canada Place and its surrounding streets for a one of a kind street festival followed by the inaugural Canada Day Parade with 100,000 spectators, and the twobarge Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show enjoyed by 400,000 viewers. The free daytime street festival encompassed six city blocks and neighbouring Harbour Green Park and featured non-stop Canadian entertainment.
A new addition to Canada Day was the inaugural Canada Day Parade in Downtown Vancouver featuring over 50 multicultural parade entries showcasing our rich and diverse nation. Presented by the Burrard Inlet Fireworks Society, of which Canada Place Corporation is a founding member, the Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show capped off the day’s events with a spectacular display viewable from several communities.
“Canada Place is a national icon and we take great pride in bringing people together to celebrate our country each July 1st,” said Mike Shardlow, President & CEO, Canada Place Corporation. “It is an honour to be recognized for this award we are thrilled to represent BC at the National Star Awards in March 2010.”
Canada Day at Canada Place is made possible by the tremendous support of our partners including the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Celebrate Canada Committee for British Columbia, the Department of National Defense and the City of Vancouver. We would also like to thank our many corporate and media sponsors for their support and dedication to this event.
Nominees for the 2009 BC Event Awards included: Canada Day at Canada Place, Canada Day Abbotsford, Country Celebration and Surrey Fusion Festival.
ABOUT THE BC EVENT AWARDS
In its inaugural year, the BC Event Awards is a regional awards program recognizing outstanding achievements in special events, meeting management, conference planning and exhibition management. Winners were announced at the CSEME09 Vancouver Industry Bash at Rocky Mountaineer Station under the Air Star Event Dome. Winners move on to the 13th Annual NATIONAL Star Awards scheduled for March 26th in Toronto.
ABOUT CANADA PLACE
Located in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown harbour front, Canada Place generates over $1 billion per year in economic activity and is the inspiring national landmark welcoming local residents, visitors and ships to the West Coast. Canada Place Corporation is the owner of Canada Place, and is the coordinating landlord for the organizations at Canada Place including the Pan Pacific Hotel, Port Metro Vancouver corporate offices and Cruise Ship terminal, World Trade Centre and Vancouver Convention Centre East. Canada Place Corporation also hosts a number of marquee annual community events including Canada Day and Christmas at Canada Place. Canada Place will be home to the Main Press Centre, which is part of VANOC’s Main Media Centre for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. www.canadaplace.ca