2016 Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2016 Canadian Event Awards Recipients
The 2016 Canadian Event Awards Gala Awards were presented at the stunning Grande Luxe Event Boutique in North York, on March 31 to a sold-out audience of Canada’s leading event and meeting professionals. The event was produced by Eclectic Events in partnership with our generous event partners including Luxe Modern Rentals, 424U, Luxury Coach, DT Floral, Nasco, Food Studio, Nothers, A2D2 Aerial Dance Cirque Co, Stardust Events, Centre Stage AV, Idea Hunter, BTown Sound and ILEA.
Best Experiential Marketing Event
Black Chalk Marketing, Toronto, ON for Spotify Festival Tour
Best Brand/Product Launch
Site6 Events, Edmonton, AB for Adventure Y – Siege of Dragonspear
Best Trade Show/ Exposition
Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, ON for HealthAchieve
Best Show Booth/Brand Display or Pavilion
BLD Decor and Scenery, Burnaby, BC for Metropolis Lightroom
Most Innovative Use of Event Technology
SDI Marketing, Toronto, ON for Rogers Hometown Hockey
Best Audio Visual Design for an Event
Freeman Audio Visual Canada, Edmonton, AB for 2015 Winter Cities Shake-Up
Best Event Photography
Photos With Finesse, Calgary, AB for Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) – Calgary
Best Technical Support for an Event-TIE
BC Event Management, Port Moody, BC & FMAV, Vancouver, BC for Pan Am Games
+ Nasco Staffing Solutions, Vancouver, BC for Opening Ceremony for the 2015 Pan Am Games
Best Lighting for an Event
FOS Decor Center, Toronto, ON for Lindt’s 20th Canadian Anniversary Gala
Best Conference/Corporate Meeting
aNd Logistix Inc., Toronto, ON for P3 2015
Best Multiple Day Incentive or Convention
Pacific Destination Services Inc., Vancouver, BC for Top Achievers Club 2015
Best Corporate Team Building Event
POP Kollaborative Inc., Calgary, AB for Catalyst
Best Event Produced by an Association, Board or Committee
Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Toronto, ON for Ontario Tourism Summit
Best Public Entertainment Event or Festival
Parléview, Toronto, ON for Ontario’s Celebration Zone
Best Event for a High Profile Charity
Solutions with Impact, Toronto, ON for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation KitchenAid Cook for the Cure Culinary Showdown
Best Event Produced for a Community Based Charitable Organization
Hala Events & Communications Inc., Toronto, ON for The Kaleidoscope Ball
Best Event Produced for a Corporation by 3rd Party Planner
Senik Events inc, Montreal-Est QC, Crime of the Century
Best Entertainment Production
BAAM Productions, Toronto, ON for the Closing Ceremony of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Best Event Produced for a Corporation by an in House Team or Planner – TIE
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON for Light Up the Night
+ WestJet, Calgary, AB for the WestJet Christmas Party, Swing from the Chandelier
Best Fundraising Event for a High Profile Charity
Boom Goes the Drum, Calgary, AB for LOOK2015
Best Fundraising Event for a Community Based Organization
Portage, Montreal, QC,12th Edition of the Soiree des Grands Philanthropes – Tribute to Jean-Guy Desjardins
Outstanding Logistical Achievement
Parléview Toronto, ON for Ontario’s Celebration Zone
Best Event Decor $0 – $30,000 -TIE
Hart & Galla, Etobicoke, ON for #LoveLentils Behind the Mask Mardi Gras+ Decor and More Inc, Oakville, ON for 25th Anniversary
Best Event Decor $30,000 – $80,000
R5 Event Design, Toronto, ON for a Rouge Paradise – #Lovewins with Matt & Jesse
Best Event Decor $80,000 +
Visions Display Inc., Toronto, ON for Holiday Memories
Best TableScaping
DT Floral & Décor, Vaughan, ON for Vintage at Magna
Best Wedding Creative
OneWest Events Inc., Calgary, AB for Jeff & Dawn
Best Wedding Under $75,000
RSVP Event Design, Saskatoon, SK for Homegrown Love
Best Wedding Over $75,000
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for Love & Luxury
Most Creative Catering Presentation
Savoury Chef Foods, Vancouver, BC for Cirque Du Soleil – KOOZA Lounge and VIP Experience
Best Overall Catered Event
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, QC for the Daffodil Ball – Shanghai Silk
Most Outstanding Event Up to $200,000
Fifth Element Group, North York, ON for a Knight in Gotham
Most Outstanding Event Over $200,000 – TIE
BRANDLIVE Management Group, Vancouver, BC for NYE Vancouver 2015
+ City of Richmond & John Donnelly & Associates, Vancouver, BC for the Richmond World Festival
Wedding Professional of the Year
Paras Mehta, Paras Events Inc., Brampton, ON
Caterer of the Year
Debra Lykkemark, Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events, Vancouver, BC
Entertainer of the Year
Bob Cates, Comedian, Comedy in Motion, Cambridge, ON
Event Professional of the Year
Shelley Johnson, SJP EVents, Vancouver, BC
Emerging Leader Award
Sarah Tammemagi, Parleview Events, Toronto, ON
Spirit of the Industry
Tara Sweeney, Calgary Stampede, Calgary, AB