BC Recreation and Parks Association - Conferences

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Thank you for joining us!

Thanks to all who joined us at Symposium, May 3-5 at The Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Centre in Vancouver. Over 400+ recreation and parks professionals from all over BC and beyond came to join us.

Also, a big thank you to all our Sponsors and Exhibitors for supporting our sector, for joining us at the Marketplace Expo, and for donating all the wonderful prizes! If you missed the in-person Marketplace, you can visit the Marketplace Expo Vendors page on our website.

Tell us about your experience

We'd love to hear about your experience at Symposium. Please take the time to complete our full event evaluation survey. Your feedback will help us further strengthen future conferences and events, and ensure you recieve the education and resources that will support you the most.

Complete the survey by Monday, June 5, for a chance to win a $100 gift card to MEC.

Thank you all once again for making Symposium 2023 a huge success.

We hope to see you again in 2024 in Penticton!

Congratulations to all the Prize Winners!

Congratulations to all who won prizes during Symposium!

Plus, thank you to all the Sponsors and Markeplace Expo Exhibitors for donating prizes!

Prize winners will be contacted directly by the Exhibitors and Sponsors. Check out the lucky winners below.

Thur, May 4 Prizes: Hotel Prize, Delegate Game and Raffle Prize
Fri, May 5 Prizes: Door Prizes from our Sponsors
Marketplace Expo Prize Winners

Thur, May 4 Prizes: Hotel Prize, Delegate Game and Raffle Prize

Organization	Prize	Winner
The Hyatt Regency Hotel	$75 gift card for The Hyatt's restaurant	Yvonne Comfort, Port Coquitlam
BCRPA's Symposium Delegate Game	$25 gift card for MEC (1 for each winner)	Naoto Motoyama, Whitehorse, Yukon Emily Moughtin, Port Coquitlam Aila Morris, Richmond Andrew Mundy, South Australia YMCA
Commercial Aquatic Supplies, A Division of DB Perks & Associates Ltd.	A 4-night stay at Predtaor Ridge Resort	Derek Linwood, Vancouver

Fri, May 5 Prizes: Door Prizes from Our Sponsors

Organization	Prize	Winner
AME Group	$200 gift card for West Point Cycles + AME branded YETI mug	Thomas Fahey, Mt. Pleasant Community Centre
Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects Inc.	$250 gift card for MEC	Debi Jones, Richmond
DIALOG	Doubles Pickle Ball Set	Jorma Geary, Port Coquitlam
Perkins & Will	$100 gift card for Sḵwálwen Botanicals	Matt Curtis, Peninsula Recreation Commission
Xplor Recreation	Breakaway wireless Bluetooth speaker	Mark Hart, Comox Valley Regional District

Marketplace Expo Prizes

Organization	Prize	Winner
Active Aging Society / Choose to Move	Gift Card	Trang Nguyen
Aquam	First Aid Kit	Mark Versfeld, Myrtha Pools
Architecture49 Inc.	2 Tickets for Vancouver Canucks	Robin Dhir, Burnaby
Canadian Ramp Company	T-shirt and hat	Jonathan Wood, Cascadia Sport Systems Inc.
Centaur Products Inc.	Bottle of Seattle Kraken Rum	Lara McCreedy, Maple Ridge
Commercial Aquatic Supplies, A Division of DB Perks & Associates Ltd.	Bottle of wine	Tania Lobo, West Vancouver
Fitness Experience	Gift Cards: 1 at $500, 2 at $250 each	Jennifer Wilson, North Vancouver Sarah Tung, Coquitlam Robin Dhir, Burnaby
Fitness Town Commercial BP Inc.	TRX Suspension Trainer	Heather Turner, North Vancouver
GPI - Masters of Play	$200 gift card for St. Regis Hotel	Brett Boland, Burnaby
Habitat Systems Inc.	Swag Bag	Kristy Wallace, Capital Regional District
INdesign Disc Golf Inc.	Disc Golf Starter Pack (x2)	Sarah Tung, Coquitlam Jenyfer Neumann, Yukon Sport and Recreation
Langara College	Gift package	Sean Solon, Fitness Experience
Lifesaving Society, BC & Yukon Branch	Swag package	Jessica Churchill, Golden
LIV North Inc.	Body Roller & Hat, and Hat	Janet Rerecich, North Vancouver Rikki Christie, Fernie
McElhanney	McElhanney goodies	Robyn McConkey, Prince George
Myrtha Pools	Bottle of Prosecco, YETI beach tumbler and steel drink coaster	Steffani Myler, North Vancouver
Ocean Legacy Foundation	Hat	Seamus Munns, Tsawwassen First Nation
Park N Play Design Co. Ltd.	$100 Visa gift card	Robin Dhir, Burnaby
Parkworks by MAKR	Park gift package	Lexine LeBlanc
Play Envy	Old Fashioned Cocktails Box	Tara McLellan, West Shore Parks & Recreation
Raybern Erectors Ltd.	Hat and $50 gift card for Best Buy	Derek Linwood, Vancouver
RecDesk Software	TV	Jane West, Quadra Island Community Centre
RecStaff	Sony Bluetooth Speakers	Laura Murray, Coquitlam
Smith Bros & Wilson (B.C.) Ltd.	"Built to Last"	Brett Boland, Burnaby
Sound Solutions	Headphones	Carleen Mcdowell, Pitt Meadows
Sudden Fun Recreation Equipment Ltd.	YETI tumblers	Joanne Schroeder, Vancouver Island University Chris Cordova, Coquitlam
Suttle Recreation	$50 gift card for MEC	Lanny Englund, Coquitlam
Titan Sport Systems	Marley Bluetooth Speaker	Rebecca Young, Quadra Island Community Centre
University of Victoria	UVIC swag prize package	Bobbi Neal, West Shore Parks & Recreation
V Distribution Sport	Sport pack, value $79.99 - 4 paddles, 4 balls	Charity Nelson, Fort St. John
Vancouver Island University	Gift basket of VIU swag	Sasha Buchanan, Bowen Island
Visual Sports Image	$50 gift card for The Keg	Brette Olsen, Brandon, Manitoba
Western Noise Control	Bottle of wine	Dominique MacDonald, CDN Recreation Excellence

About Symposium

Symposium is the only conference of its kind for recreation and parks professionals in the province. BCRPA's flagship event is traditionally attended by upwards of 300+ recreation and parks professionals, planners, volunteers, sector partners and elected officials who are interested in exploring best practices, innovations, and trends in the sector.

Our Delegates return year after year, whether live or virtual, because Symposium delivers the highest quality programming. The event features speakers and sessions focused on the top issues of the day affecting the world of community recreation and parks. It also features the largest Marketplace Expo of products and services in the sector, provides multiple opportunities to strengthen personal networks and connections, and lots of time to have fun.

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsor & Graduating Student Scholarship Sponsor:

Gold Sponsor & Social Sponsor

Silver Sponsor & Program Excellence Award Sponsor:

Silver Sponsor: