WRCLA Events

Location:
Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort
1310 Water St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9P3

Cost:
Full delegate $525 USD / $675 CDN
Guest/Spouse delegate $325 USD / $420 CDN

Itinerary:
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
WRCLA Golf Tournament @ Harvest Golf Course
8:30 am Breakfast / 10:30 am Tee-off / Bag lunch served on course
Additional Cost – $150 USD / $185 CDN
WRCLA Welcome Reception and BBQ Dinner @ Delta Grand Resort
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Dinner and cocktails

Thursday, May 16th, 2019
WRCLA Cedar Summit Business Session
7:00 am – 9:00 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – 11:45 am – Business session
11:45 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 65th AGM & Board of Directors Meeting
WRCLA Chairman’s Dinner @ Mission Hill Winery
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Bus loading
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Wine and canape reception
7:30 pm – 9:45 pm – 3 Course wine paired plated dinner

Hotel Rooms:
WRCLA Cedar Summit has a group rate for attendees, once you fill out your registration we will advise you on how to book your accomodation in our room block at the Grand Okanagon Resort.

Cost:
Attendance fees* $1,200 USD / $1,560 CDN
Hotel fees $1,200 USD / $1,560 CDN

Itinerary 

Saturday May 11 Students arrive into Vancouver and check into Hilton Hotel, Richmond
3:30-5:00pm Registration & Welcome Reception
5:30-6:30pm Buffet Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Marketing & Social Media presentation – Bare Advertising
7:30-8:00pm Jay Poppe to review WRCLA program and Sunday Itinerary

Sunday May 12
8:00-9:00am Breakfast
9:00-10:00am Forestry presentation – Cheryl Power RFP
10:15-11:00am Bus departs to Capilano Suspension Bridge
11:15-1:15pm  Capilano Suspension Bridge, forest walk and lunch
1:15-2:00pm Bus Back to Hilton hotel
2:00-2:30pm Break
2:30-5:00pm Manufacturing Theory and Exam – Rob Johnson
5:00-6:00pm Buffet dinner (free evening)

Monday May 13
7:00-8:00am Buffet Breakfast
8:15am -9:45am Bus to Interfor
10:00-noon Tour Interfor
12:15-1:15pm Bus to Hotel – Lunch on board bus
1:30-4:30pm Grading Practical/Theory and Exam – Rob Johnson
4:30-5:00pm Break
5:00 – 6:00pm Dinner (free evening)

Tuesday May 14 (check out of Hilton Hotel, Richmond)
7:00-8:00am Buffet breakfast
8:00-8:15am Load bus and depart
8:15-9:15am One bus to Vancouver Specialty Cedar Products other bus to PowerWood Corp.
9:15-10:30am Mill Tour Vancouver Specialty Products or PowerWood Corp.
10:30-3:30pm Bus to Sun Peaks, Kamloops (box lunch)
3:30-4:00pm Check into to Sun Peaks Hotel
4:00-6:00 Fun recreational opportunities at Sun Peaks resort (TBA) or free time
6:00-6:30pm Reception – Sun Peaks Ballroom
6:30-7:30pm Dinner
7:30-7:15pm Keynote Speaker – Greg Smith, Gilbert Smith Forest Products

Wednesday May 15 (check out of Sun Peaks Hotel)
7:00-8:00am Buffet breakfast
8:00-8:15am Check out of hotel, luggage onto bus
8:30-9:30am Bus to Gilbert Smith Forest Products, Barriere, BC
9:30-11:30am Tour Gilbert Smith Forest Products
11:30-1:45pm Board bus and depart for Armstrong BC. (lunch on bus)
1:45-3:45pm Woodtone remanufacturing tour & Tolko reforestation tour
3:45-5:00pm Board bus and depart for Kelowna – Delta Grand Hotel
5:00-5:15pm Check into Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna BC
5:15-6:00pm Personal Free Time
6:00-10:00pm Welcome Reception & BBQ Dinner – Delta Grand Hotel

Thursday May 16 Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna BC
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast
9:00-11:45am Cedar Summit Business Session
11:45 -12:30pm Hot Buffet Lunch
12:45- 3:00pm How to Install Western Red Cedar
3:00-3:15pm Refresh break
3:15-4:30pm How to Finish Western Red Cedar
4:30-5:00pm Cedar School Completion Certificate presentations
5:00-5:30pm Refresh Break
5:30-6:00pm Board buses to Mission Hill Winery
6:45-8:30pm Reception and Dinner – Mission Hill Winery
8:30-8:45pm Buses depart Mission Hill Winery to Delta Grand Hotel

Friday May 17 Check out of Delta Grand Hotel
6:30-9:30am Cedar Summit Informal Breakfast – Delta Grand Hotel

Students to depart Delta Grand by chartered bus at 7:00am to Kelowna International Airport to coordinate their independently pre-booked return home.
or
Bus transportation back to Vancouver will be provided Departing Delta Grand departing 8:00am for all students that pre-booked their $50 ticket.

*Non Member Tuition fees (subject to acceptance of the application) are $1,600 USD / $2,080 CDN

This event is now complete, a big thank you to all students, staff and instructors.
In addition special thanks to:
UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest – providing the Woodland Tour
International Forest Products – Hammond Cedar Mill Tour
Vancouver Specialty Cedar – Remanufacturing faculty Tour
Western Forest Products – Chemainus Mill tour and grading information
See above for 2019 dates and information.