September | October 2018 | ignite | Ignitemag.ca | 31 Touchdown! The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is a 20-minute cab ride from down- town Ottawa. If coming by car, the city is a four-hour drive northeast of Toronto and a two-hour drive west of Montreal. VIA Rail is another excellent (and scenic) option. From the Escape Room to the Board Room For corporate teambuilding, challenge your colleagues to a night (or afternoon) at Escape Manor Ottawa. Effective leadership, good com- munication, mutual trust and a shared purpose are the only means of escape. escapemanor.com/ottawa/business Spa Time In addition to 25 meeting rooms and 30,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, the Brookstreet Hotel also boasts an on-site spa, Au Naturel. The best antidote after a day of back-to- back seminars: The B Spoiled spa package, which includes a manicure, pedicure, mas- sage and a glass of wine. brookstreethotel.com/au-naturel-spa Screen Time Ideal for special corporate presentations, the Canadian Museum of History’s CINÉ+ is the only movie theatre in North America that has the capability of screening 2D and 3D films on a giant flat screen and 2D films on a giant dome screen in the same room. historymuseum.ca WEBSITE: ottawatourism.ca/meetings DMC: JPDL Ottawa jpdl.com FAST FACTS! LOCAL SNACK: BeaverTails Pastry (Queues de Castor) POPULATION: 936,343 METROPOLITAN OTTAWA: 1,323,783 Learn more about Ottawa. Scan the QR code on page 25 or visit ignitemag.ca History Was Made Here! The Fairmont Château Laurier, the grande dame of Ottawa hotels located beside the Parliament Buildings, has been hosting public (and private) meetings since 1912. Among those who’ve crossed the threshold of the chateau: Diana, Princess of Wales, Fidel Castro, Winston Churchill, HM Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, Bryan Adams, Joan Baez and a slew of Canadian prime ministers and politicians. The Château Laurier has several conference rooms and meeting spaces. Staff recently hosted an Afternoon Tea for 110 conference attendees in Zoe’s Lounge. fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa “Two years ago, 500 delegates from 24 nations travelled to Ottawa to attend the Annual Symposium of the International Data Links Society. From the very start, Ottawa Tourism, the mayor, government agencies and local businesses worked with us to ensure an enjoyable and successful event. Our delegates found Ottawa incredibly accessible and, when time allowed, explored this wonderful and welcoming city, feeling safe and secure everywhere they went. Highlights included the Chairman’s Dinner among the totem poles in the Canadian Museum of History and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier—and eating BeaverTails at our delegates’ Meet ‘n’ Greet.” Emma Jane Taylor, Dot-The-Eye Ltd., Management Services
