Locals will be on hand to offer advice and assistance for those who need a little help exploring Toronto.  Maps and other resources will be available. Come by and get service with a smile.

Royal York near registration desk

This enthralling tour includes a walk through St. Lawrence Market with local historian Bruce Bell. He tells of its fascinating 200 year history, including a visit to the notorious 19th century prison in the basement. After the Market, the tour will proceed outside where Bruce will lead you around Old Town Toronto, including a visit to the Farmer's Market, St. Lawrence Hall (1850), Toronto's First Post Office (1834) and St. James Cathedral (1853). The tour then continues a few blocks east as you head out to the historic Distillery District. This incredible factory complex first built in 1832 is now home to restaurants, theatres and art galleries.  Experience the original cobblestone pathways exactly as they were when visited by notorious Chicago gangsters during the heyday of Prohibition.

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk
$25 (pre-registration required)

Check out a great local restaurant and enjoy dinner with a group of colleagues.
Sign-up sheets for various restaurants will be available at the  Hospitality Desk.  Please register by 4 pm.

Meet in the Royal York at the Hopitality Desk.  Each diner is responsible for the cost of their meal.
 

Royal York

Locals will be on hand to offer advice and assistance for those who need a little help exploring Toronto.  Maps and other resources will be available. Come by and get service with a smile.

The Hospitality Desk is located in the Royal York near registration desk

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Royal York – Foyer

Exhibit Hall

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Exhibit Hall

The Opening Reception will be held at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park. The "Pink Palace" was designed by English architect Richard Waite and modeled after the Richardson Romanesque style. The building features massive archways, detailed carvings, and exterior walls made of Ontario sandstone. Inside, artworks from the Archives of Ontario’s government art collection line the walls of the building. Guided tours of the Chamber, Library and Exhibits will be available throughout the evening. Catch up with colleagues while enjoying delicious nibbles and drinks to the soothing sound of harp music.

Buses will be leaving from the Royal York starting at 5:00 pm to transport members to the Reception.
Buses will be picking up passengers from the York St. entrance (West side of the hotel).

Suggested dress: Business attire

Queen's Park

Bring your running shoes and start your day feeling virtuous by joining your colleagues in an early-bird waterfront tour. Choose either a 5K guided run or guided walk. Both groups will leave promptly at 7:00 a.m. from the registration desk.

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk

Locals will be on hand to offer advice and assistance for those who need a little help exploring Toronto.  Maps and other resources will be available. Come by and get service with a smile.

Royal York near registration desk

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Exhibit Hall

Royal York

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall

Check out a great local restaurant and enjoy dinner with a group of colleagues. Sign-up sheets for various restaurants will be available at the Hospitality Desk.  Please register by 4 pm at the Hospitality Desk.

Meet in the Royal York at the Hospitality Desk.
Each diner is responsible for the cost of their meal.

Join local historian Richard Fiennes-Clinton of Muddy York Walking Tours for a look at the ghosts that inhabit the University of Toronto campus and its surroundings. Starting at the Royal York Hotel and proceeding to U of T via the TTC subway (each stop a story in itself), he will take you on a tour of the campus and its beautiful Victorian buildings, revealing the seamy and scary stories behind the staid exteriors (only for the very brave!).

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk
$25 (pre-registration required)
Cost includes TTC fare and guide from the Royal York to U of T

Bring your running shoes and start your day feeling virtuous by joining your colleagues in an early-bird waterfront tour. Choose either a 5K guided run or guided walk. Both groups will leave promptly at 7:00 a.m. from the registration desk.

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk

Locals will be on hand to offer advice and assistance for those who need a little help exploring Toronto.  Maps and other resources will be available. Come by and get service with a smile.

Royal York near registration desk

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Exhibit Hall

Join us for what promises to be a most spectacular Closing Banquet at the Liberty Grand. Nestled in Exhibition Place, this historical building boasts an impressive grand ballroom decorated in traditional early 1900s style. With crystal chandeliers, 27-foot ceilings, iron-laced balconies and arched windows, you will enjoy a luxurious feel of understated elegance. It's the perfect venue to kick off our 50th Anniversary as we dine, dance and celebrate with friends. Be ready for fun, frolic and good times.  It will surely be an evening you will not want to miss. 

Buses are scheduled to leave the Royal York starting at 5:30 to transport members to the Liberty Grand. 
Buses will be picking up passengers from the York St. entrance (West side of the hotel).
The last return bus will leave the Liberty Grand at 12:30.

Suggested dress: business attire with a touch of bling!

Liberty Grand

Bring your running shoes and start your day feeling virtuous by joining your colleagues in an early-bird waterfront tour. Choose either a 5K guided run or guided walk. Both groups will leave promptly at 7:00 a.m. from the registration desk.

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk

Coffee, tea & water will be provided in the Royal York – Foyer

Suggested dress: Business attire

Meet in the Royal York at the registration desk
Free (pre-registration required) 

Please contact Mary Saulig at msaulig@goodmans.ca for information on how to join this tour.