Thirteen organizations and individuals from across Canada—recipients of the

2007 TIAC National Awards for Tourism Excellence presented by The Globe and Mail—have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Canadian tourism sector.

The awards were presented last night at a gala dinner during Canada’s Tourism Leadership Summit 2007 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. The recipients are identified below. Details can be found at http://www.tiac.travel/english/ntawards_winners.asp.

AIR CANADA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD – SINGLE-UNIT

CN Tower (Toronto, Ontario)

TOURISM TORONTO BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD – MULTIPLE-UNIT

Parks Canada Agency (Gatineau, Québec)

THE BDC NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

E’Terra Inn (Tobermory, Ontario)

DELOITTE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

STARWOOD HOTELS AND RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC. CORPORATE PARTNER OF THE YEAR

AWARD

Quebec Sporting Inc. (Gaspé, Québec)

THE GLOBE AND MAIL TRAVEL MEDIA AWARD

Doug English (London, Ontario)

VIA RAIL CANADA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Al Bailey (Calgary, Alberta)

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation (St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador)

METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

Celtic Colours International Festival (Sidney, Nova Scotia)

CTHRC AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Brookstreet Hotel (Ottawa, Ontario)

DELTA HOTELS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Herb Spears, WestJet (Calgary, Alberta)

PARKS CANADA SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park (Amherst, Nova Scotia)

CANADIAN TRAVEL PRESS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Joe Houssian (Vancouver, British Columbia)

The TIAC National Awards for Tourism Excellence presented by The Globe and Mail were developed in 2003 by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, the national private-sector advocate for Canada’s $66.9 billion tourism sector, to recognize and foster Canadian tourism excellence.