MEETING&CONFERENCEPLANNER2011 1.800.661.0788SPECTACULARNWT.COM VAN BRUGGEN | CTC Over 600 quality rooms for your next conference in Yellowknife. ARNICA INN CAPITAL SUITES CHATEAU NOVA HOTEL COAST FRASER TOWER www.arnicainn.com www.capitalsuites.ca AND SUITES SUITE HOTEL 43 rooms 53 one and two www.chateaunova.com www.coasthotels.com bedroom suites 80 rooms including suites 58 suites EXPLORER HOTEL NOVA COURT SUPER 8 YELLOWKNIFE INN www.explorerhotel.ca www.scpl.com www.super8yellowknife.com www.yellowknifeinn.com 187 rooms 54 rooms 66 rooms 129 rooms The Mark of Quality Accommodations The Mark of Quality Accommodations in Yellowknife. in Yellowknife 2 FOllOw us for uPDATEs at Twitter.com/spectacularnwT ENODAH WILDERNESS LTD. 02. The Fish (eating and catching!) CTC | NWT TOURISM TERRY PARKER | NWT TOURISM 01. The Northern Lights 03. Amazing Wildlife 04. The Midnight Sun GEORGE FISCHER | NWT TOURISM TERRY PARKER | NWT TOURISM 05. The Cultural Events 06. Outdoor Adventures DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM 07. The Modern Facilities 08. Forged Friendships 09. All That You Learned 10. Endless Smiles NOrTHwEsT TERRITOrIEs TOURIsM | 2011 CONFErENCE & MEETING PlANNEr | 1.800.661.0788 | sPECTACULArNwT.COM 3 4 FOllOw us for uPDATEs at Twitter.com/spectacularnwT WE’RE HERETO HELP Planning your next conference or event in the Northwest conference or event. Your options are endless: from day trips by Territories is simply one of the best decisions you’ll boat or air, to short walking excursions to lakeside lodges that ever make. Not only will you have chosen a unique and cater to your every need. spectacular location, you will be putting yourself in the competent hands of experienced professionals. Northwest Territories Tourism offers a wealth of services to visitors and the travel industry alike. Our staff at Northwest Territories Tourism can help you plan your event by suggesting venues and locations as well as pre and We have detailed visitors’ guides that provide background post conference activities. We’ll put you in touch with conference information on the land, the people and culture of this remarkable specialists who can coordinate the organizational details – place as well as the most up-to-date listing of hotels, restaurants everything from flight arrangements to hotels and equipment and tours available in each location. For further information bookings. Tour operators offer an incredible array of sightseeing contact: [email protected] and adventure packages that can add a special dimension to your DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM Explorer Hotel dining room. NOrTHwEsT TERRITOrIEs TOURIsM | 2011 CONFErENCE & MEETING PlANNEr | 1.800.661.0788 | sPECTACULArNwT.COM 5 THECONFERENCE THATCHANGES EVERYTHING The whole point of going to a conference is to alter your In the colder months the night sky pulses with the greatest surroundings. To remove yourself from everyday, automated show on earth – Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights). In the routines and awaken your minds to new possibilities. Welcome summer, the daylight hours extend pretty much around the to the last place anyone would expect. clock, and the accompanying energy boost will keep you at the top of your game. The NWT is one of the most pure places on earth. Filled with an abundance of wildlife, large and small, from grizzlies From wilderness lodges to hotels and B&Bs, our professional and bison to finches and lemmings. It’s where bush planes staff will help you discover a location and arrange activities. and waterways count as transportation first and recreation We’ll share the best-kept secrets of the land and give you a second. And where breathing the air is enough to convince northern experience that will live on, and on. you that even the best part of your business can still get better. (Seriously) Winter at Blachford Lake Lodge and Conference Centre. BLACHFORD LAKE LODGE 6 FOllOw us for uPDATEs at Twitter.com/spectacularnwT Just a 12 minute floatplane ride from Yellowknife Enodah Wilderness Travel Ltd Accommodations for your meetings, • Wireless internet • Licensed lounge workshops, and team-building • New facilities • Hot Tub (summer) activities. • Private Baths • Open Year Round Box 2382, Yellowknife, NORTHWEST TeRRiToRIES, x1A 2P8, CAnAdA, PH. 867-873-4334, Fax. 867-873-3825, e-mAil. [email protected] NOrTHwEsT TERRITOrIEs TOURIsM | 2011 CONFErENCE & MEETING PlANNEr | 1.800.661.0788 | sPECTACULArNwT.COM 7 DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM CTC | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM YELLOWKNIFETM THE DIAMOND CAPITAl OF NOrTH AMErICA For 50 to 500 delegates, Yellowknife, capital of the Northwest Territories is the ideal locale. Six hotels offer over 500 rooms, plus there are motels, apartment hotels and cozy bed and breakfast establishments to choose from. Rates vary from $125 to $225 per night for a hotel room. Discount rates for conference attendees are available. Bed and breakfast suites range from $70 to $110 per night. Nurtured by gold and now blessed with diamonds, Yellowknife, a small, wonderfully livable city of 20,000 is gateway to the North and one of the fastest growing business centres in Canada. Yellowknife is a hub for transportation across the Northwest Territories and western Nunavut, and a perfect launch site for northern travellers. It’s a centre for culture, mining and exploration, and boasts some of the finest facilities for conferences and meetings in the Territories. The territorial capital is accessible by both air and road, and offers a relaxed sophistication that is unique in a city this size. Comfortable and well-appointed hotels offer experienced, professional conference and banquet services. There are a wide range of restaurants in the city. Municipal services include arenas and theatres available for exhibitions as well as more intimate gatherings. There is a fine museum, and several art galleries offer uniquely northern mementos. Yellowknife is recognized for its livability – walking and running trails thread through parkland and around lakes. There are a number of entertainment options available. DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM And all around there’s the great outdoors. In summer head out on Great Slave Lake for fishing and touring. Tour operators can help plan unusual and exciting trips close by or farther afield. In autumn and winter, aurora viewing is a featured attraction. Getting to Yellowknife is easy. There is daily jet service from Edmonton and Calgary and in winter, from Vancouver. For the full northern introduction, fly from Ottawa to Yellowknife via Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut. If you love a scenic drive, follow the paved highway from Edmonton, 1500 km north to Yellowknife. Bring your camera – there are thundering waterfalls and plenty of wildlife along the way. DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM 8 FOllOw us for uPDATEs at Twitter.com/spectacularnwT Hotels + Motels ............................11 Bed + Breakfasts ...................... 12 500 Apartment suite Hotels ........03 TOTAl DElEGATE CAPACITY GETTINGHERE • Daily flights from Edmonton via Air Canada, Canadian North, First Air and WestJet. Daily flights from Vancouver via Air Canada, winter only • Drive from Edmonton to the Alberta/NWT border and take NWT Highways 1 and 3 to Yellowknife DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM YELLOWKNIFE LISTINGS MEETING FACILITIES WITH LODGING Three meeting rooms for groups of up to 60 with trained staff, on-site audio-visual equipment, high speed internet and EXPLORER HOTEL catering service for all banquet needs. Toll Free 1-800-661-0892 Tel: (867) 873-3531 NOVA COURT E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-866-570-6682 www.explorerhotel.ca Tel: (867) 873-6686 Fax: (867) 873-6687 • Rooms – 187 • Airport Shuttle • Rooms – 56 • Close to downtown • Airport Shuttle • Business Centre • High speed Internet • Traders Grill, Trapline Lounge Large boardroom that can accommodate 75 guests in a Largest hotel and meeting space in Yellowknife. Conference variety of arrangements. Overhead projector, LCD projector rooms can handle up to 350 people. Will provide planning, and speaker- phones available on request. Catering available. support and multi-media equipment, as well as full catering. High speed wireless. Conference Coordinator to help meet COAST FRASER TOWER (Apartment Hotel) all needs. Toll Free: 1-800-716-6199 Tel: (867) 873-8700 YELLOWKNIFE INN Fax: (867) 873-8708 Toll Free 1-800-661-0580 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (867) 873-2601 www.coasthotels.com E-mail: [email protected] www.yellowknifeinn.com • Rooms – 58 • High speed Internet • Rooms – 129 • Fireside Guest Lounge • Airport Shuttle • Fitness Centre • Downtown location • Business Centre 1,350 sq. ft. meeting room will accommodate groups up to • L‘atitudes Restaurant 20 and features private balcony for outdoor activities. Audio- • Mackenzie Lounge visual capabilities. Catering available. Conference facilities include a variety of meeting rooms of ARNICA INN various capacities totaling 5,300 sq. ft.; wireless high speed, Toll Free 1-877-873-8511 audio-visual equipment and trained staff. Catering for all Tel: (867) 873-8511 conference and meeting needs. Fax: (867) 873-5547 E-mail: [email protected] CHATEAU NOVA HOTEL & SUITES www.arnicainn.ca Toll free: 1-877-839-1236 Fax: (867) 873-9702 • Rooms – 43 E-mail: [email protected] • Some suites [email protected] • Airport Shuttle www.chateaunova.com • Comforts Café • Free Wireless • Rooms – 80 • Business Centre • Airport Shuttle • Small boardroom • Close to downtown accommodates 10 people • Business Centre • Papa Jim’s Roadhouse RHONDA KENNEDY | NWT TOURISM NOrTHwEsT TERRITOrIEs TOURIsM | 2011 CONFErENCE & MEETING PlANNEr | 1.800.661.0788 | sPECTACULArNwT.COM 9 DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM DAVE BROSHA | NWT TOURISM YELLOWKNIFE LISTINGS OTHER MEETING FACILITIES E-Mail: [email protected] • Guests – 26 –Main lodge (12) www.yellowknifeoutdooradventures.com • Cabins (14) CAPITOL THEATRE CONFERENCE CENTRE • Satellite wireless Tel: (867) 873-2861 Summer, fall and winter. For A Great Northern Experience. We offer • Licensed lounge and dining room Fax: (867) 873-3932 a day meeting getaway facility on Great Slave Lake, seats 30.