Annual General Meeting

Tourism Burlington holds an Annual General Meeting in May of each year just prior to National Tourism Week.  This AGM is an opportunity for partners to review the annual report of the previous year including a brief presentation on the audited financial report.  The Board of Directors and committees are introduced and a keynote speaker is the highlight of the event.  This is a great opportunity for partners to learn about new marketing initiatives and network with other tourism businesses.

2011 AGM - Thursday May 26, 2011 - Climbers Rock - Sport Tourism

On Thursday May 26 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. the Tourism AGM will be held at Climbers Rock at 5155 Harvester Rd.  The theme of the AGM this year is Sport Tourism - Being in the Game and Rick Traer CEO of the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance will be the keynote speaker.  There will also be local sports events providing highlights of their 2011 events and climbing demonstrations.  Register by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 20, 2011. 

• 2011 AGM Flyer

2010 AGM - Thursday May 27, 2010, Water Street Cooker - Celebrating 40 years of Tourism in Burlington. 

On Thursday May 27 8:30 -10:30 a.m. the Tourism AGM was held at the Water Street Cooker on Old Lakeshore Rd.  Mr. Laurie Branch was the keynote speaker and is the former Director of Parks & Recreation and a past Executive Director of Tourism Burlington.  He was the first recipient of the Tourism Ambassador Award and is a longtime volunteer with our organization.  Also Doors Open Burlington was highlighted by various speakers. 

 AGM Flyer

2009 AGM - Thursday May 28, 2009 Royal Botanical Gardens

Our 2009 AGM Featured keynote speaker Shannon Guihan, Executive Director, The Icarus Foundation who will be discussing Tourism that Doesn't Cost the Earth.  The Icarus Foundation is a not-for-profit environmental, policy, research and education organization focused on sustaining a climate-friendly tourism industry.  Icarus' mission is to work with Canada's tourism industry to reduce its contribution to green house gas emissions and the use of fossil fuels.

Local tourism attractions then shared their greening stories.  Speakers included representatives from Canada’s Largest Ribfest, Sound of Music Festival, Royal Botanical Gardens and Conservation Halton.  All of these agencies have taken significant steps to reduce their impact on the environment.  Both Ribfest and Sound of Music sort all waste during their events plus offer shuttle buses and other transportation options to reduce emissions and congestion.  The RBG has over the past 20 years taken numerous steps to reduce the use of pesticides by introducing other methods of controlling insects and weeds and actually has been an industry leader in this regard.  In 2008, the RBG opened the Helen M. Kippax Garden of native plants which showcases sustainable gardening practices.  Conservation Halton has made many changes to their energy use by installing geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels, wind turbines, reverse osmosis systems etc. in their facility operations.  They also have received Gold Eco Schools Certification for their education programs at Mountsberg and Crawford Lake.  All of these presenters stressed the importance of public education so that their visitors can assist particularly in the recycling process.  Refer to Resources - Green Tourism section for copies of these presentations.

• AGM Flyer