Arnold receives Lt. Governor's Award at TIAPEI Awards Gala

     Hey, Carter here, once in a while I help Arnold with his blog! 
     I'd like to tell that Arnold Smith  received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for excellence in Tourism from the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. (TIAPEI) last evening at their Annual Awards Gala.  His award was the last to be presented (the best for last) and following a slide show telling of his accolades, he accepted the award from the Lt. Governor Frank Lewis to a standing ovation.
     In true Arnold form, he flew off to Ottawa this afternoon to represent Prince Edward Island along with a few other Islanders at the Annual Tourism Trade Show.  As an Island friend living in Ottawa always says about Arnold at the Trade show, "he's the hardest working man at the trade show."
     Congratulation on your Award Arnold.  On the Guardian's website today is the following article: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2012-03-08/article-2920250/TIAPEI-Awards-go-to-12-operators/1

TIAPEI Awards go to 12 operators

     Arnold Smith, left, of Bay Vista Motel and Cottages receives the Lt. Gov. award from the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. represented by Don Cudmore, executive director and Elaine Thomson, president. The award was presented during the associaiton's annual awards gala dinner at the Delta Prince Edward.

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     Andrews Hockey Growth Programs received the 2012 Premier’s Award for Tourism in recognition of its long-standing contribution to the industry by attracting thousands of hockey players to the province each year.  Andrews Hockey Growth accepted the award at the 31st annual Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. Conference and Awards gala Wednesday night in Charlottetown.

     The evening saw 12 awards presented as the tourism industry celebrated the achievements of its members.

     The Premier’s Award is presented annually to an operator or business that has moved the industry forward and inspired others to do the same.

      Previous award winners include the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival, Cows Ice Cream and the New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.

       “The tourism industry on Prince Edward Island encompasses a huge variety of businesses that work to build a stronger Island economy and create jobs for Islanders,” said Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson.

      “Andrews Hockey is a respected institution across North America and has experienced incredible growth over the past 33 years.”

       Parks Canada presented the 2012 Sustainable Tourism Award to David and Michelle Thompson, operators of Dalvay-by-the-Sea Hotel from 1976 to 2010.

      The Thompsons were leaders in the tourism industry and won several awards for the high-end resort hotel and dining facilities.  The Thompsons encouraged appreciation and respect for the heritage of Dalvay-by-the-Sea National Historic Site by sharing its story with visitors through personal guided tours that described all aspects of the workmanship of the building and its colourful past.

      The final presentation of the evening was the Lieutenant Governor’s Award to Arnold Smith, Bay Vista Motel & Cottages.

 Below are a few photos I took last evening.

 Above: Arnold receiving award from Hon. Frank Lewis.

Above: Arnold with his sister Vivian and her husband Fulton Younker (co-owers of the Bay Vista Motel & Cottage www.bayvista.ca )

 

 Above:  The end of the slide show about Arnold - I supplied the photo.
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Photo below: Donna Williams (potato fudge maker) and Arnold at 2011 Tourism Trade Show in Ottawa.