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If you’ve stayed at a Canadian hotel or resort that’s offered stand-out service, the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) wants to hear your story. Every year, the HAC recognizes individuals, companies and properties that have demonstrated “significant accomplishments, exemplary leadership and tireless commitment” to Canada’s Hotel Industry through its Hall of Fame Awards of Excellence.

The HAC is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Hall of Fame Awards of Excellence, through Nov. 11, 2016. Award winners, which are separated in several categories, will be honoured at the HAC Annual Conference Feb.16-17, 2017 in Toronto. The following divisions are now available for nomination:

The Humanitarian Award
This award can be given to an individual or a program which demonstrate how their individual property responds to the needs of the local community.

Previous winners include:

· The Westin Calgary
· Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre
· Kris Crundwell, Pacrim Hospitality Services
· Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre Slave Lake and Edmonton South
· Steve Gupta & Easton’s Group of Hotels Inc.
· Delta Brunswick, Saint John, NB
· Stanley Alfred Cowley, President of the Rafter Six Ranch Resort in Exshaw, AB
· Bhagwant Singh Parmar, Owner/operator of Days Inn Brockville, Quality Hotel Royal Brock and Travelodge
· Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, ON
· The staff of Les Suites Hotel, Ottawa
· Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Vancouver Downtown, Vancouver, BC
· Lucy De Andrade, General Manager, Comfort Inn Ottawa East, ON

The Human Resources Award
This award recognizes an individual or program that helps develop a climate conducive to new and/or repeat business. It can also honor someone who creates goodwill among guests, provide special services, reverse negative public relations situations or effectively solve guest complaints.

Previous winners include:

· Campus Tower Suites Hotels Edmonton
· Gold Eagle Lodge, North Battleford, Saskatchewan
· Holiday Inn Cambridge
· The Westin Ottawa
· Carol Lumb, Director – Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council, Tourism Saskatchewan
· Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
· Darlene Grant Fiander, Executive Director for the Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council
· The Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale, Toronto, ON
· The Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK
· Chantal Smitheram, Casting Director - Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa
· Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort, Parksville, BC
· Cambridge Suites Hotel, Sydney, NS

The Green Key Environment Award
This award recognized properties that have integrated environmental management practices that help improve everyday operations and the bottom line, while maintaining quality service and meeting guest expectations.

Previous winners include:

· Bellstar Hotels & Resorts and InterContinental Hotels Group
· Delta Hotels & Resorts
· The Westin Ottawa
· Hotel M – Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saint-Hyacinthe
· Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa
· Hôtel du Vieux Québec, Québec City, QC
· CHIP Hospitality of Vancouver, BC
· The Monterey Inn Resort & Conference Centre, Ottawa, ON
· Fairmont Hotels & Resorts - BC Region: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; The Fairmont Vancouver Airport; The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort; The Fairmont Empress; and The Fairmont Waterfront.
· The Best Western Inn - Kelowna, BC
· The Delta Sun Peaks Resort, Sun Peaks, BC
· Island Lake Lodge, Fernie, BC
· Delta Chelsea, Toronto, ON

The Green Key Meetings Award
Recognizes facilities for their commitment to improving the environmental performance for meetings held at the property.

Previous winners include:

· The Westin Ottawa

Stephen Phillips Passion for Hospitality Bursary
Dedicated in the memory of Stephen Phillips, the former Vice-Chairman & CEO of AFM Hospitality Corporation Inc., who passed away from cancer in 2007. The bursary is awarded to the hospitality student who best represents the qualities that Stephen Phillips brought to the industry.

Previous winners include:

· Aaron Stuart Laurie, University of Guelph
· Michelle Chan, University of Guelph
· Lauren AuCoin, Mount Saint Vincent University
· Ryan Frook, Hotel & Food Administration student, University of Guelph
· Kathlene Depooter, Hotel & Food Administration, University of Guelph
· Julie Meadows, Hospitality and Food Administration student, University of Guelph
· Sandra Chang, Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Administration student, Centennial College

View the Hall of Fame Awards nomination forms at http://hotelassociation.ca/site/news/Awards.asp

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