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40 Years in 40 Days, the History of Les Clefs d’Or Canada. Day 33: Roger Poirier, 1st Member from the Atlantic region.
In May 2005, at the Annual General Meeting held in New Orleans, LA, part of the Pan-American Congress, a historic event took place when Les Clefs d’Or Canada had the honor of accepting Roger Poirier as a new Member, the first Member from the Atlantic region.
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Day 32 of our 40th Anniversary Celebrations : 2005 – BC Region Participates in our 1st Terry Fox Run!
The Concierges of Les Clefs d’Or Canada have always found various ways to help and support their local communities. In 2005, a group of 18 of them in the BC Region, led by Team Captain Sheron Empey, from the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, raised $3951 for the Terry Fox Foundation dedicated to cancer research.
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Celebrating 40 Years of Les Clefs d’Or Canada. Day 30 – 2004, the creation of the Comité des Sages.
In 2004, at the National Congress in Niagara, two Les Clefs d’Or Canada ex-Presidents were named Sages and thus, was born the Comité des Sages, there to guide us and to advise us whenever necessary. To best catch the spirit of the moment, here are two excerpts from Canad@news, the LCDC Newsletter, from Summer 2004… The…
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40th Anniversary of Les Clefs d’Or Canada continues throughout 2016! Day 29 – 2005 Geoff Argue is elected as the 7th President!
In May 2005, at the Pan-American Congress of New Orleans, USA, Geoffrey Argue was elected as the 7th President of Les Clefs d’Or Canada.
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40 Years in 40 Days – Day 28 : Québec City becomes a Region.
In 2003, under the leadership of Anne McKenna, Chef-Concierge at the Fairmont Château Frontenac, the members of the Québec Region, who had been meeting frequently in Montreal for 2 years, were ready to form a new region of their own. The Québec City Region was born, the 5th region of Les Clefs d’Or Canada! To…
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Les Clefs d’Or Canada’s 40th Anniversary! Celebrating throughout 2016… Day 27 – In 2002, a Newly Redesigned Logo!
In 2002, Les Clefs d’Or Canada decided it was time to redesign our logo. The new one would be red instead of blue and feature red maple leafs, the emblem of Canada, in replacement of the North-American map.
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Day 26 of «40 years in 40 Days»: The Quebec City 2001 Panam Congress!
In 2001, Les Clefs d’Or Canada organized the 10th Congress of the Americas in Québec City. The Congress was co-chaired by Virginia Casale, President of LCDC and by Anne McKenna, Chef-Concierge of the Fairmont Château Frontenac, the host hotel of this congress. At the time, it was the biggest ever Pan-American Congress with 330…
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40th Anniversary of Les Clefs d’Or Canada – 40 Years in 40 Days. Day 25 – Year 2000: The Banff National Congress’ Group Photo!
The Les Clefs d’Or Congresses often offer the opportunity for a great group picture. No other event can assemble as many concierges coming from across all regions of the country. The Canadian Congress of Banff in 2000 was certainly fulfilling this promise; here is one of the most celebrated pictures in Les Clefs d’Or Canada’s history, shot…
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40 Years in 40 Days; Les Clefs d’Or Canada’s History. Day 23: In 1998 Alberta becomes the 4th Region of Les Clefs d’Or Canada!
In 1998, after being part of the Western Canada Region since 1989, the Members from Alberta succeeded in creating the 4th Region of Les Clefs d’Or Canada! The move was led by Elizabeth Forgie, Kim Randall and Eric Johnston.
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Day 19 of 40 Years of Les Clefs d’Or Canada: 1995, the ICI school of Concierges opens in Montreal!
On November 1st 1995, the Institut de Conciergerie Internationale, ICI, Campus of the Americas, opened its doors in Montreal. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Radisson Hotel in the presence of Jean Gillet, Jean Meimon, Andre Damonte and Marjorie Silverman.
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