Westin Toronto Harbour Castle Hotel
February 19, 2014 by deblewis
Filed under Event Venues, Toronto, Uncategorized
The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto offers guests an incredibly modern and sophisticated waterfront retreat in the heart of downtown Toronto near the city’s financial district. This hotel has 977 rooms and suites. Modern furnishings, stunning lake views and signature botanicals to leave you feeling inspired.
This hotel is a superior choice for meetings and events of all shapes and sizes. Offering 70,000 square feet of meeting space including the 25,000 square-foot Metropolitan Grand Ballroom and the adjacent, 38,520 square-foot Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre. It is one of the largest ballrooms with a capacity of 2000 people.
The hotel is very accommodating offering a hand in each events requirement. Projectors, laptops, flower arrangements, or a coat-check are all-available. Recently CityEvents had the pleasure of working with the hotel on a pitch and with our client for the Great Valentine Gala.
The catering team will create the ideal menu for your event whether you’re planning an elegant sit-down meal or passed hors d’oeuvres. Consult our e-menus online for ideas, and relax as our team delights your guests, one dish at a time. Each event is paired with a Convention Services manager as a point person before, during, and after your event, overseeing the layout of the space, the technical configuration, and any other requests.
Watch the light dance off Lake Ontario from the vantage of your Traditional or Preferred Lakeview Room. Bathed in natural light and decorated with modern furnishings and soothing earth tones, these fresh and inviting retreats are perfectly suited for work events or relations.
Other hotel features: kids club, indoor pool, and big parking and fitness studio if you want to know more information, please check their website at;
The 29th Great Valentine Gala
March 5, 2013 by deblewis
Filed under Past Events, Toronto, Uncategorized
CFPDP’s No. 1 Fundraising Event
What a great success!
The 29th Great Valentine Gala was a fantastic event hosted
by The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled People. The event commemorated the 29 years of CFPDP’s efforts to raise funds and awareness to benefit physically disabled persons.
On February 9th 2013, over 500 people gathered together at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel to support physically disabled Canadians through a special evening of amazing food, wine, a special tribute and live performances by Randy Bachman, Adrien Breda, and artist Elaine Stewart.
The reception was a great start to the event! At 6:00pm guests gathered together as they enjoyed the sounds of talented Adrien Breda playing on a live piano, excellent beverages, a TELUS photo-booth and a fantastic artist painting live.
Master of Ceremony, Suhana Meharchand was excellent! Excitement filled the room as the Honourable Vim Kochhar welcomed everyone to the event. The excitement in the room grew as the Tombola Balloons were dispersed and bought for $60 with prizes ranging from $60-$3000. The Tombola Balloons are such a great addition to the event!
While dinner ended the awards began! The prestigious King Clancy Awards were presented to each athlete on stage to recognize their outstanding achievements in the disabled community.
During the King Clancy awards, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Honourable David Onley and Vim Kochhar stood on stage congratulating each paralympic medal winner as they accepted their award.
TELUS and Cineplex were the grand recipients of the esteemed Corporate Awards. John Lutz and Honourable Vum Kochhar welcomed Joe Goodbaum, President of TELUS retail and Ellis Jacob President and Chief Executive Officer at Cineplex to accept their awards on stage.
“The Gala is a celebration of things that really matter- things like character, compassion and community.” – Kochhar.
As the awards ended the night continued as guests enjoyed the live performance of the talented Randy Bachman. Randy Bachman did a fantastic job!
As the night came to an end, guests retrieved their tombola prizes while others danced until the very last minutes of the event.
What a great night! Looking forward to The 30th Great Valentine Gala!
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