Really Cool Team Building & Slick Ideas with Iceculture

Summer heat to hot to handle? Try cooling down your next event with Ice Fusion Team Building!   A number of major corporations have had their staff take the ice fusing challenge.…

Kudos to BCEA Winners

Congratulations to the following companies who won top honors in the 2011 BC Event Awards competition at CSEME West Nov 3rd. All the winners whose events fall withing the qualifying period will…

Screen Lounge

  The Venue : A hot new venue just debuted in Toronto. Screen Lounge is an independently operated social dining venue that was created to excite the senses and provide guests with…

Eye Candy for Event Planners

Check out the fabulousness of Designing Trendz newest theme, Under the Sea. We love the colors, the details and the scale of these looks. White, contemporary, and submerged, this lavish tented wedding…

Toronto Gift Show

DATE: August 7-31 VENUE: International Centre/Congress Centre, Mississauga ON AUTHOR: Lianne Gravitis   This past August, the Canadian Gift and Tableware Association (CGTA) kicked off its summer series of shows in Mississauga,…

Hot Sept 25 2011

Fundraising & Event Coordinator, NDP Nova Scotia Development Officer, Special Events, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto Registration Associate (Conferences & Special Events), Procreation Design, Vancouver, BC Manager Special Events, St Francois Xavier College…

Sustainable Special Events

Think Green at Your Next Special Event by Sharon Bonner   Contrary to what many people believe, ‘sustainable’ doesn’t automatically mean more expensive. Especially with special events. Less waste can also mean…

Toronto Blossoms at the Live Green Festival

  July 16th, 2011, Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto ON Lianne Gravitis, OnSite Reporter, alex.canadianspecialevents.com On July 16th, 2011, the Live Green Toronto Festival kicked off its 5th year at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto…

The Future of Food

Not Canadian BUT Worth The Trip! We've never seen anything like it!  We don't know if they can be hired for events but we have put a call into them to find…

Eco Friendly Paper Customized for Event Applications

Here’s a way to make your next event more green: Gift bags made of TerraSkin, an eco-friendly paper fashioned from mineral powder and non-toxic resin.   TerraSkin is a combination of large…

Award Winning Decor Company Opens in Vaughan

Award-winning Event Design and Décor Company Designing Trendz, has moved to the commercial district of Vaughan, Ontario. Established in 2001, Designing Trendz is a fully integrated event design and décor company whose…

Paula Morand -Do You Have a 720 Life?

What’s your 720? Success Coach and Leadership Speaker, Paula Morand, will help you find it. A “720” is your fulfilled life – your way. It’s success and  happiness, on your own terms.…

Toronto Jazz Festival

June 24 – July 3, 2011,  David Pecaut Square, Toronto Tina Kessler, alex.canadianspecialevents.com OnSite Reporter Imagine a hot summer in the city. You’re putting on a 2 week festival with live entertainment…

Toronto Zoo Seafood for Thought

June 22, 2011, Toronto Zoo, Toronto Tina Kessler, Canadianspecialevents.com OnSite Reporter Photos: Tina Kessler and Janis Rees, Kaleidoscope Photography You might not think of the Toronto Zoo as an event venue, especially…

Mississauga Waterfront Festival Turns 15

The ground was sun-drenched at Port Credit Memorial Park in Mississauga. A carnival with jugglers, balloon artists, stilt walkers, strolling characters, face painters, clowns, foods of the world, kids events, music bands,…

Game Changers

June 15 – 16, 2011, Webcom Publishing Office, Toronto Tina Kessler, alex.canadianspecialevents.com OnSite Reporter   Game Changers 2011 June 15&16 rock paper scissors art"][/caption]The idea of a themed event is hardly new…

Luminato

DATE: June 10 – 19, 2011 VENUE: Various Locations, Toronto AUTHOR: Tina Kessler PHOTO CREDITS: Tina Kessler Luminato: A Festival of Creativity in Toronto Free Creativity: the tagline of Luminato. In its…

Bread and Honey Festival

DATE: June 3, 2011 VENUE: Memorial Park in historic Streetsville, Toronto AUTHOR: Lianne Gravitis PHOTO CREDITS: Julie Heather Photography The 39th annual Bread and Honey Festival, held at Memorial Park within historic…

Bike 4 Betty

DATE: May 29, 2011 VENUE: Memorial Park in Port Credit, Toronto AUTHOR: Lianne Gravitis PHOTO CREDITS: pending Within picturesque Memorial Park in Port Credit, the grounds were abuzz on the bright and…