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canfitpro Conference inspires everyone to Live, Love, Laugh
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Toronto ON – The 18th annual canfi tpro International Fitness and Club Business Conference has been deemed its “biggest and best event to date.” Over 700 people attended the pre-conference workshops,
and the full conference kicked into high gear with lots of laughs from keynote speaker Meg Soper. Meg quickly had ev- eryone seeing the humor in our everyday lives and embracing the Live, Love, Laugh attitude. Industry award winners (selected by delegates the previous
EVENTS
Club Industry 2011 October 12-14, 2011 McCormick Place, Chicago IL Join over 4,000 top fi tness professionals in Chicago for the 26th Annual Club Industry Show. Experience the excite- ment of the entire fi tness industry under one roof with 150+ exhibitors and 100+ conference educational sessions. The tradeshow and conference appeals to the entire fi tness industry addressing the common operating challenges and individual needs of for-profi t and not-for-profi t facilities as well as the professional needs of club owners, facility man- agers and personal trainers. Explore networking opportuni- ties, industry leading education, and cutting-edge health and fi tness products and services. For more information visit
www.clubindustryshow.com.
EVENTS
Club Industry 2011 October 12-14, 2011
McCormick Place, Chicago IL
Fit BC '11 Conference October 01, 2011 Capilano University, North Vancouver
Join over 4,000 top fitness professionals in Chicago for the 26th Annual Club Industry Show. Experience the excitement of the entire fitness i dus- try under one roof with 150+ exhibitors and 100+ conference educational sessions. The tradeshow and conference appeals to the entire fitness in- dustry addressing the common operating challenges and individual needs of for-profit and not-for-profit facilities as well as the professional needs of club owners, facility managers and personal trainers. Explore networking opportunities, industry leading education, and cutting-edge health and fit- ness products and services.
For more information visit
www.clubindustryshow.com.
This year’s conference – Beyond the Basics – will expand your knowledge, enhance your skills, connect you with fi tness lead- ers from across the province, and ensure you are staying current on new developments and promising practices in the fi tness industry. For more information visit
www.bcrpa.bc.ca/bcfi t.
8 Fitness Business Canada September/October 2011
Fit BC '11 Conference October 01, 2011 Capilano University, North Vancouver This year’s conference – Beyond the Basics – will
expand your knowledge, enhance your skills, con- nect you with fitness leaders from across the prov- ince, and ensure you are staying current on new de- velopments and promising practices in the fitness industry. For more information visit
www.bcrpa.bc.ca/bcfit.
year) were: New Presenter – Ken Weichert; Canadian Presenter – Libby Norris; International Presenter – Mark Occhipinti; and Specialty Presenter – Tanya Beardsley. Additional awards included: Lifetime Achievement – Augie Nieto; Vendor – Mad Dogg Athletics; Volunteer – Nancy Forestal; and Fitness Professional – Aric Sudicky. Over 10,000 fi tness professionals and consumers took in this year’s canfi tpro Consumer Fitness + Wellness Show where they were able to get up close to top industry experts and celebri- ties including Richard Simmons, Tosca Reno, Silken Laumann, Trish Stratus, Elaine Dembe and Sean Sherk. With over 200 exhibitors on the trade show fl oor, delegates had the opportu- nity to take advantage of show savings on products and ser- vices including music, apparel, footwear, equipment, and nutri- tion as well as observe special events like the extreme CrossFit Challenge, National Fitness Products’ Canadian Fitness Challenge, and Fitne sscs Star Search’s Best Body Contest. Finishing off the weekend with a little TLC, Lynne and
B.C. votes to scrap HST British Columbians have voted to
Victor Brick hosted the closing session “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”…Everything! Next year’s conference runs August 15 - 19, 2012.
rap their Harmonized Sales Tax and re- v rt to its former provincial sales tax sys- tem after a province-wide referendum in August.
B.C. votes to scrap HST
Columbia” says David Hardy, President of t e Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC). “Based on discussions with Ontario club operators at the recent canfi tpro trade show and confer- ence, there was a concern that the new HST in Ontario will limit their ability to increase prices in the future as the HST has effectively increased their rates by 8% (as gym member- ships were formerly exempt from provincial sales tax). This also applies to other club services such as personal training.”
“This is good news for the fi tness industry in British provincial sales tax). This also applies to other club services including personal training.”
British Columbians have voted to scrap their Harmonized Sales Tax a d revert to its former provincial sales tax system after a province-wide referetndum in August.
“This is good news for the fitness indus- try in British Columbia” says David Hardy, President of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC). “Based on discussions with Ontario club operators at the recent canfitpro trade show and conference, there was a concern that the new HST in Ontario will limit their ability to increase prices in the future as the HST has ef ec- ively increased their rates by 8% (as gym memberships were formerly exempt from
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