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The Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association Honours Tourism Excellence at the TASTE OF TOURISM AWARDS
On Wednesday 16 November, The Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association celebrated excellence in tourism and hospitality at their annual tourism awards ceremony.
The evening honoured those businesses and individuals that exemplify business and customer service excellence, and who help profile the Hills of Headwaters region as one of Ontario's premier tourism destinations.
The evening was hosted at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives, with Master of Ceremonies Wayne Townsend leading guests through a casual and engaging evening of networking and socializing, which began with fabulous taste sensations from some of our region's finest dining establishments: The Globe Restaurant, Hockley Valley Resort, On Your Forks and One99 Restaurant.
Following cocktails and some wonderful culinary creations, guests headed over to the Corbetton Church (part of the Museum complex) and enjoyed a charming & intimate evening, honouring the "best-of-the-best" in the industry, with laughter, camaraderie and celebration!
Dignitaries at the event included Caledon Mayor Marolyn Morrison, Caledon Regional Councillor Richard Paterak, Town of Mono Councillor Elaine Capes, and Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones, who presented certificates of recognition to each award winner.
Recognizing the importance of arts and culture in the Hills of Headwaters region, award recipients received a beautifully framed print from the 2010 Hills of Headwaters Artisan of the Year, Rosemary Hasner, in honour of their achievements.
The judges from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture were impressed with the high calibre of nominees and finalists, and indicated that they had some very difficult decisions to make in order to select a winner in each category. After considerable deliberation, they selected the following winners:
Best Arts, Culture or Heritage Experience
- Orangeville Music Theatre and the cast & crew of ANNIE
Artisan of the Year
Best Agri-Tourism Experience
Tourism Event or Festival of the Year
- Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
Best Culinary Tourism Experience
Best Overnight Getaway Experience
- Best Western Plus Orangeville Inn & Suites
Best Customer Service Experience - Business
Best Customer Service Experience - Individual
- Adriana Roche (Gourmandissimo)
Best New Tourism Business
- Tammeron Centres for Well Being
Tourism Innovator
Tourism Ambassador
Chairperson's Award of Merit
- Maureen Baufeldt (1942 - 2011)
Congratulations to all nominees and finalists, and particularly to our 2011 award winners, who exemplify the best in tourism and hospitality in the Hills of Headwaters.
A TASTE OF TOURISM Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
During this
Taste of Tourism celebration, guests will be treated to taste
samplings from chefs from some of our region's finest dining establishments.
Tickets for A Taste of Tourism are $45 each (tax inclusive) and
are available online.
Join
us as we celebrate the best in tourism in the Hills of Headwaters!
Celebrating the best in Headwaters.
Award
finalists include:
Best
Arts, Culture or Heritage Experience
- Broadway
Music
- Dufferin
County Museum & Archives
- Great
War Flying Museum
- Heritage
Caledon - Diana Hillman & Sally Drummond
- Orangeville
Art Group
- Orangeville
Music Theatre and the cast & crew of ANNIE
Artisan
of the Year
- Ann
Randeraad
- Cory
Trepanier
- Jim
Lorriman
- Yvonne
DeVillier
Best
Agri-Tourism Experience
- Albion
Orchards
- Downey's
Farm Market
- Foodstock
presented by the Canadian Chefs' Congress
- Giant
Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Erin Fall Fair
- Myrddin
- Rawhide
Adventures
- Erin
Fall Fair - Homecraft Division
Tourism
Event or Festival of the Year
- Canadian
Show Jumping Tournament
- Great
Canadian Open Big Pondspiel
- Orangeville
Blues & Jazz Festival
- Vanner
Fair
- A Weekend
in the Woods
Best
Culinary Tourism Experience
- Consulate
Dining Lounge
- Cuisine-Art
at the Alton Mill
- Foodstock
presented by the Canadian Chefs' Congress
- Gourmandissimo
- Hockley
Valley Resort
- Holtom's
Bakery
- Millcroft
Inn & Spa
- On
Your Forks
- One99
Broadway
- Ray's
3rd Generation Bistro & Bakery
- Spirit
Tree Estate Cidery
- The
White Truffle
Best
Overnight Getaway Experience
- Albion
Hills Conservation Campgrounds
- Best
Western Plus Orangeville Inn & Suites
- Hockley
Valley Resort
- Millcroft
Inn & Spa
- The
Stream Bed & Breakfast
Best
Customer Service Experience - Business
- Albion
Orchards
- Broadway
Music
- Caledon
Country Club
- Consulate
Dining Lounge
- Dufferin
County Museum & Archives
- Epic
Ride
- Granny
Taught Us How
- Metro
Grocery Store
- VAM
Computers
- York
Soaring
Best
Customer Service Experience - Individual
- Adriana
Roche - Gourmandissimo
- Annette
Turturici - Inglewood Antique Market
- Kelly
Myles - Caledon Country Club
- Stephanie
Gairdner - Renaissance
Best
New Tourism Business
- Soulyve
- Spirit
Tree Estate Cidery
- Tammeron
Centres for Well Being
Tourism
Innovator
- Brampton
Flight Centre
- Canadian
Chefs' Congress
- Double
R Leather
- Spring
Gait Meadows
- York
Soaring Association
Tourism
Ambassador of the Year
- Carl
Cosack & Michael Stadtlander
- Jo
Fillery
- Stephanie
Gairdner
- Wayne
Baguley
- Wayne
Townsend
We
will also be presenting a special Chairperson's Award of Merit,
which honours commitment and passion for our regional tourism
community.
Congratulations
to all our tourism industry stakeholders, and to all who took the time to
nominate their favourite tourism businesses. We look forward to welcoming
visitors, residents and our tourism industry stakeholders to A Taste of
Tourism on Wednesday, November 16th at 5:30 pm at the Dufferin County
Museum & Archives, where we will celebrate the best of tourism in the Hills
of Headwaters, and will be announcing our tourism industry award
winners!
Tickets
for A Taste of Tourism are $45 each (tax inclusive) and are
available online.
Join us for a Taste of Tourism Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
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