Canadian Special Events Magazine is proud to announce the following companies have been named 2017 award recipients in the 1st Annual Canadian Regional Event Awards Competition.
The Canadian Event Industry Awards National Competition opens January 8th. National finalists will be announced online on February 28th and winners of the Nationals will be announced live on March 21 in Toronto at the CEIA Awards Gala.
Best Event Produced by a Venue In-House
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC for All About Me
ALBERTA – Great Events Group, Calgary, AB for Foodies in the Park
Best Audio Visual Design for an Event
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Go2 Productions, Vancouver, BC for the Facade Festival 2017
ONTARIO/QUEBEC – Quest Audio Visual, Toronto, ON for the Arbonne Canadian National Training Conference
Best Conference
ONTARIO/QUEBEC – Tap Resources, Ohsweken ON and Six Nations Polytechnic and AV Canada, Toronto, ON for the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE)
Best Entertainment Production
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
ENT Marketing, Toronto, ON for Playlist Live
Best Event Design Concept Up to $30,000
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Elizabeth Stanley Event Design, Richmond, BC for the DISTILL Gala
ALBERTA
OneWest Events Inc. Calgary, AB for One True North
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
R5 Event Design, Toronto, ON for Garden Grunge, the Wedding of Kate & Sandy
Best Event Design Concept Over $30,000
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Bright Ideas Events Ltd., Richmond BC for Secret Garden
ALBERTA
OneWest Events Inc., Calgary, AB for Midnight In The Park
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
FOS Rental Group, Toronto, ON for Sierra’s Jungle
Outstanding Logistical Achievement
ALBERTA
OneWest Events Inc., Calgary, AB for The Selfie Station
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
Sénik Inc. Montréal Club des Étoiles Belairdirect
Best Event For a Private Individual/Group/Cause
ALBERTA
OneWest Events Inc., Calgary, AB for The Great GatsBea’s 90th Birthday
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
DT Floral & Decor Inc. Vaughan, ON for Tyler’s Hockey Bar Mitzvah
Best Fundraising Event
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BC Cancer Foundation, Vancouver, BC for The 2017 Hope Couture
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
Fondation du CHU de Québec, QC for Québec Bal des Grands Romantiques
Best Catered Event
BRITISH COLUMBIA – TIE
Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events, and the Vancouver Art Gallery, for Monet Secret Summer Gala
and EdgeCeptional Catering, Vancouver, BC for Jerica and Jeff’s Wedding
ALBERTA
Great Events Group, Calgary, AB for Foodies in the Park
Best Public Event/Fair/Festival
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City of Surrey, Surrey, BC and John Donnelly & Associates for the 2017 Surrey Fusion Festival
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
Curated by M Inc, Toronto for the 40th Anniversary Cabbagetown Festival
Best Wedding Creative
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
DT Floral & Decor Inc. Vaughan Alex and Mario’s Wedding
Most Creative Table Centre
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
R5 Event Design & Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Toronto, ON #BlushLove; A Wondrous Wisteria Table Design
Entertainer of the Year
PRAIRIES
Danny Kramer Band, Winnipeg, MB
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
Hypnotist Incredible BORIS, Toronto, ON,
Most Outstanding Event Over $200,000 – Public Event
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City of Surrey, Surrey, BC and John Donnelly & Associates for the 2017 Surrey Canada Day Festival
Most Outstanding Event Over $200,000 – Corporate
BRITISH COLUMBIA – TIE
Bright Ideas Events Ltd., Richmond, BC for The Secret Garden
Loungeworks Inc. Vancouver, BC for The Mad Hatter’s House Party
ONTARIO/QUEBEC
Sénik Inc. Montréal Lego Battle of the Chefs