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t a reception hosted by CLIANWC to celebrate the start of the 2017 cruise season, Mayor Lisa Helps officially proclaimed May 2 ‘Cruise Industry Day’ in Victoria, B.C. Mayor Helps addressed a crowd of more than 100 business and community partners from Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Prince Rupert, Seattle and Alaska. Other guests included cruise line representatives and Victoria Councillor Margaret Lucas. Greg Wirtz, president of CLIANWC, welcomed guests and thanked the event’s sponsors, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA), Tourism Victoria, Butchart Gardens, Western Stevedoring, Garda Canada and Cruise BC. Paul Goodwin, chair of CLIA-NWC, acknowledged the hard work of the various stakeholders in attendance and their important contribution to the success of the cruise industry in the Pacific Northwest. Ian Robertson, CEO of GVHA, described Victoria as the busiest port-of-call in Canada and shared his vision to see Ogden Point become a homeport by 2020.
48 THIRD QUARTER 2017 | TRAVEL & CRUISE
CLIA-NWC Celebrates Inaugural ‘Cruise Industry Day’ in Victoria