2009 Golden Bravo Award Presented..
May 4, 2009
A Whitehorse business has been honoured for its exceptional work in helping to organize one of the Yukon’s many conferences last year.
Leaf Solutions, based in Whitehorse, was presented with the 2009 Golden Bravo Award on Saturday evening, during the Gala Dinner of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon Spring Conference, held in Dawson City over the weekend.
The Golden Bravo Award, sponsored by Northwestel, is presented each year by the Yukon Convention Bureau. The award is presented to a Yukon service provider who exceeds client expectations and provides outstanding service in the meetings, conventions and events market.
Leaf Solutions received the award for the company’s work in assisting organizers of the Northern Health and Learning Symposium, held in Whitehorse in September 2008. The event was organized by the Yukon School Health Advisory Committee on behalf of the Canadian Council on Learning's Health and Learning Knowledge Centre. It attracted approximately 100 delegates and speakers from across the North.
The award was presented to Leaf Solutions President Wanda Leaf by Northwestel Director Communications Anne Kennedy and Yukon Convention Bureau President Heather McIntyre.
“On behalf of Northwestel and the Yukon Convention Bureau, I am very pleased to present the 2009 Golden Bravo Award to Leaf Solutions,” said Kennedy. “The organizers of the Northern Health and Learning Symposium were clearly impressed with the service they received from Leaf Solutions. Their nomination expressed their appreciation for the company’s expertise, experience, advice and attention to detail, as well as the optimism, good humour and “can do” attitude shown by Wanda Leaf and her staff. This level of high quality service deserves recognition and helps set the bar high for future events in the Yukon.”
“This award is one way to thank organizations, businesses or individuals who go beyond the call of duty to provide superior service to an event or conference being held in the Yukon,” said Maureen Bundgaard, Yukon Convention Bureau Managing Director. “The Bureau works all year long to showcase the Yukon as a fantastic place to host events and meetings. We are very pleased to recognize planners who help make those events the very best that they can be.”
Leaf Solutions (www.leafsolutions.ca) has been organizing conference logistics in the Yukon since 1994. In addition to conference coordination, the company also does incentive travel, marketing, media placement, and graphic and web design.
Each year, the Convention Bureau seeks nominations for the Golden Bravo Award from organizations which have held events and conferences. This year, five outstanding organizations were nominated for their excellent work. In addition to award recipient Leaf Solutions, the other nominations went to the High Country Inn, the MacBride Museum, Uncommon Journeys and Yukon Artists @ Work.
In 2008, Northwestel contributed more than $670,000 in cash and in-kind donations to many northern community groups, including the 2008 Arctic Winter Games. Throughout its history, Northwestel has played a key role in the economic, social and cultural development of the North. Northwestel is recognized as a key contributor to the well-being of northern communities through its community investment program and the volunteer contributions of its employees.
Northwestel provides complete telecommunications solutions in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, northern British Columbia and High Level, Alberta. The company’s operations span nearly 4 million square kilometres of the most remote and rugged areas of Canada.
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