Ideas Forum Agenda 2024

Ideas Forum Agenda

2024 BCLCA Ideas Forum November 4 – 6

Day 1: Monday, November 4 – Campground, and RV Parks Tours

Registration Stop 1 – 9:00 am – 9:15 am – Burnaby Cariboo RV Park, 8765 Cariboo Place, Burnaby
Stop 1 – 9:15 am – 11:15 am – coffee and refreshments/goodies – opening tour remarks Jamie Cox, President and walk about tour and Q & A with host – operator Kim Van Dijk.
11:15 am drive to Sunshine Valley Resort – 14850 Sunshine Valley Blvd., Sunshine Valley
Stop 2 – 1:00 pm – Sunshine Valley Resort – Lunch followed by a walk about tour and Q & A with host Don Sharpe from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
3:00 pm Signature Risk Insurance Presentation – Nationwide Review of Actual Park Insurance Claims for 2024 – James Grant and Peter Lovering, Signature Risk Partners Inc.
3:30 pm Operator cracker barrel on operational items led by the BCLCA Board.
4:00 pm drive to Manning Park Resort, 7500 Hwy 3, Manning Park
5:00 – 6:00 pm – Check-In – Manning Park Resort
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Dinner & Networking

DAY 2: Tuesday, November 5 – IDEAS FORUM sessions at Manning Park Resort

8:00 am – 8:15 am Registration Onsite
8:00 am – 8:45 am Buffet Breakfast & Refreshments – Opening Day 2 Remarks Jamie Cox, BCLCA President and GM of St Andrews By The Lake – Industry Trends and BCLCA happenings
8:45 am – 9:30 am – Rate Setting Session – Jamie Cox, GM St Andrews By The Lake and Stephen Miller, Riverside/Parkbridge Lifestyle Camping and RV Resorts
9:35 am – 10:20 am – Session 1: Topic -Marketing a Destination and how camping, RVing and glamping fits into the messaging – Robb MacDonald, Managing Director, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
10:20 am – 10:30 am Turn Over Break – Refreshments
10:30 am – 11:30 am Tour of Skyview Campground, Behind the scenes at Manning Park – with host Troy Davis, Park Manager
11:45 am – 2:00 pm Lunch and Networking – Preferred Suppliers Tabletop Show
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Session 2: Topic – Member Orientation Session, Jessica Schlamp, VP Lodging, owner of Blind Bay Resort and Membership Committee Chair
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Turn Over Break – Refreshments
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Session 3: Topic – License to Occupy Guidelines Unveiling Session – Lawyers Lisa Mackie and Patrick O’Neill, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Refreshment Break and Networking
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Session 4: Topic – WorkSafeBC Update on First Aid Requirements, and Review of Injury Trends in Lodging and Campgrounds – Tim Pryde, Industry and Program Specialist
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm BCLCA 81st Annual General Meeting
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Session 5: Supplier Cracker Barrel hosted by BCLCA Vice Presidents ask suppliers and members in attendance for their tips and tricks
7:00 pm – 9 pm Dinner & Networking

DAY 3: Wednesday, November 6 – IDEAS FORUM sessions at Manning Park Resort

8:00 am – 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast & Refreshments
8:25 am – Opening Day 3 Remarks – Jamie Cox, BCLCA President and GM of St Andrews By The Lake
8:30 am – 9:15 am Session 6: Topic: Call it What you Want – Glamping is Here to Stay – Matt Stovold, KOA Franchise Development Manager Canada
9:15 am – 9:30 am Turn Over Break – Networking
9:30 am – 10:15 am Session 7: Topic – BC Tourism Industry Issues and Policies – Walt Judas, CEO, Tourism Industry Association of BC
10:15 am – 10:30 am Turn Over Break – Networking
10:30 am – 11:15 am Session 8: National Campground Issues and Programs
– Cara Csizmadia, President, Canadian Camping and RV Association
11:15 am – 11:30 am Refreshment Break and Networking
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Session 9 Part 1: Destination BC Iconics Marketing Workshop facilitated by Suzanne Denbak – Working together to build a resilient and prosperous future for tourism in BC with Erica Hummel, Director, Destination Development and Stewardship at Destination BC and Chad Wetsch, General Manager, Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region Destination BC
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – Lunch & Refreshments
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Session 10 Part 2: Destination BC Iconics Marketing Workshop facilitated by Suzanne Denbak – Working together to build a resilient and prosperous future for tourism in BC with Erica Hummel, Director, Destination Development and Stewardship at Destination BC and Chad Wetsch, General Manager, Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region Destination BC
2:00 pm – Closing remarks – Jamie Cox, BCLCA President