The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) is pleased to announce the finalists and recipients of the 2009 PRESTIGE Awards which celebrate the people, places and events that make the Canadian sport tourism industry so dynamic and important to the economic fabric of our communities. All finalists and recipients will be a honored at the PRESTIGE Awards gala luncheon to be held on April 16th, 2009 in conjunction with CSTA’s 2009 Sport Events Congress.
PRESTIGE Awards Finalists
CSTA Sport Event of the Year Award (budget under $250,000) presented by Edmonton Events International
- 2008 Canadian Cross Country Running Championships – Guelph, ON
- 2008 Gatineau Loppet World Cross Country Skiing- Gatineau, QC
- 2008 Olympic Trials/National Track and Field Championships– Windsor, ON
CSTA Sport Event of the Year Award (budget over $250,000) presented by Regina Hotel Association
- 2008 Rogers Cup (Men’s Tennis) – Toronto, ON
- 2008 World Hockey Championships (Men's) – Quebec, QC & Halifax, NS
- 2008 ISF Junior Men's World Fast Pitch Softball Championships – Whitehorse, YK
PRESTIGE Awards Recipients
Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. CSTA Industry Builder of the Year
- J. Wayne Long – Events Development Officer, City of Charlottetown (Charlottetown, PE)
CSTA Community Service Award presented by Intercontinental Hotels Group
- George Arcand- Executive Director, Softball Yukon, (Whitehorse, YK)
CSTA New Sport Event of the Year Award
- 2008 World Canoe Polo Championships – Edmonton, AB
The CSTA will also be presenting four distinguished “President’s Awards” to be announced at the ceremony.
Tickets for the PRESTIGE Awards luncheon, sponsored by Destination Winnipeg, are available at a cost of $65 per person and can be ordered on-line at: http://www.canadiansporttourism.com/csta/index_e.aspx?DetailId=417. Attendance at this luncheon is included with the purchase of delegates’ fees for the Sport Event Congress. To register for the Congress or for more information about the event, click here.
About CSTA
The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance is a tourism industry led organization that promotes sport tourism as an economic development initiative at the community level. The CSTA services over 200 members across Canada, including 105 municipalities, 55 national sport, multi-sport and major games organizations and variety of other national and provincial sport and tourism industry partners.
For more information, contact:
Greg Edgelow,
PRESTIGE Awards
Tel: (778) 228-9187
greg@gregedgelow.com
Rick Traer,
CSTA Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (613) 688-5843
rtraer@canadiansporttourism.com