SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA – PROGRAM ITINERARY
Agriculture, Industry & Education Program
Day 1 - June 14, 2005 - Tuesday
CNT Escort will greet the group at the Toronto International Airport
for the duration of the stay over in Toronto to ensure everyone board
the flight to Regina
CNT Escort will greet the group on arrival at the
Regina International Airport to manage to transfer and installation
at the Regina Inn Hotel
*** The schedule will adjusted to time of arrival
to allow sufficient rest time.
Day 2 - June 15, 2005 – Wednesday
Objective of the day: To familiarize the participants with
their surrounding, the cultural differences they may encounter during
their stay and learn about Urban Planning and Management as well as
discover Canada’s greatest police force, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police.
Breakfast: Continental Breakfast with Mayor of Regina
(Mayor Pat Fiacco) at the Regina Inn Hotel
10:00 Familiarization tour of the hotel facility
& Cultural awareness seminar
Lunch: Group lunch at Regina Inn Hotel
13:00 City of Regina – Urban Planning at its
best – visit to City Hall
14:30 Visit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Academy
Dinner: Group dinner
20:00 Professional Bull Riders Event
Day 3 - June 16, 2005 - Thursday
Objective of the day: To introduce the participants to Canada’s
largest dry land farm technology show where over 700 exhibitors and
35,000 visitors attend the show at Regina Exhibition Park each year
from over 22 countries. The participation to this event will encourage
networking with Canadian exporters and importers attending the show
and networking with participants from other countries as well.
9:00 Continental Breakfast and welcome from the
office of the Premier of Saskatchewan at the Regina Inn Hotel
10:00 Visit Western Canadian Farm Progress Show
– full day event
Participants will join several workshops and seminars
presented by the Senior Managers of Saskatchewan Trade and Export
Partnership
16:30 Return to hotel to prepare for the International
Reception
18:00 International Reception at the Western Canadian
Farm Progress Show
Day 4 - June 17, 2005 - Friday
Objective of the day: To introduce the participants to the different
programs supporting the immigration of business, investor and skilled
labor to Canada – to the research projects of the Petroleum
industry and the International Cooperative Program – to a unique
model of community farming.
8:00 Breakfast Seminar with a Mrs. Barb Bond, Senior
Economic Immigration Advisor at the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee
Program
9:00 Presentation Mrs Barb Manz, Senior Immigration
Manager at Citizenship and Immigration Canada in Regina
10:00 Visit University of Regina with morning seminar
at the Petroleum Research & Development Centre
University International Cooperation Program
Lunch: Group lunch at the Research Park
14:00 Travel to Disley for a Farm visit - Arm River
Hutterite Colony
17:00 Return to Western Canadian Farm Progress Show
Dinner on site
20:00 Professional Bull Riders
Day 5 - June 18, 2005 – Saturday
Objective of the day: To introduce the participants to the most important
tourism project in Saskatchewan: The Tunnels of Moose Jaw. From a
not so glorious past, the people of Moose Jaw have turned a dark chapter
of their history into the most visited tourism attraction in the province.
From this initiative, other tourism projects were created which in
turn had a great economic impact in the community.
8:00 Continental Breakfast at the Regina Inn Hotel
9:00 Leave for Moose Jaw
10:00 Visit the Western Development Museum
12:00 Lunch at Hopkins Dinner
13:00 Visit Tunnels of Moose Jaw
15:00 Visit Spa & Casino Moose Jaw
Dinner the Moose Jaw Spa & Return to Regina late
evening
Day 6 - June 19, 2005 – Sunday (Saskatoon)
Objective of the day: To introduce the participants to a unique Canadian
eco-centre. Built from recycle materials and using solar panel, this
Eco-Centre is entirely self sufficient. We will also visit a Jack
Pine Stables where horse breeders have developed their farming lifestyle
to introduce tourism services.
** Itinerary may change to allow the participants
to attend church service.
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Travel to Saskatoon
10:30 Visit the Craik Eco-Center
12:00 Lunch on site
13:00 Continue travel to Duck Lake after lunch
Visit Jack Pine Stables – Horse breeders &
Tourism
Campfire dinner
19:00 Travel to Saskatoon Radisson Hotel for the
night
Day 7 - June 20, 2005 – Monday (Saskatoon)
Objective of the day: Introduce the participants to the research
done in Agriculture in Saskatchewan and the International cooperative
programs. We will also visit a unique plantation of a small berry
commonly called “Saskatoon Berry” where the owners have
diversified to the point of creating several derived products that
are sold around the world.
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Visit of the Agricultural Research Centre at
the University of Saskatchewan Agriculture Dept & the International
Program
Lunch On Campus
14:00 Tour of Berry Barn Plantation - Product Development
18:00 Dinner at the Berry Barn
Day 8 - June 21, 2005 – Tuesday (Return to Regina)
Objective of the day: Introduce our participants to a large industry
combining a feedlot with 4000 head of cattle and the ethanol industry
transforming grain and barley into fuel
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00: Travel to Lanigan - Poundmaker Feedlot &
Ethanol Plant
Lunch In Lanigan
13:00 Travel to Regina
18:00: Farewell Dinner in the Casino Regina VIP Lounge
Day 9 - June 22, 2005 - Wednesday
Group breakfast – Departure
CNT Escort will meet the group at the Toronto International
Airport for the duration of their stay before transferring plane.
Note that CNT Escorts will be accompanying the group
at all times. Special attention will be given to details, information
and documentation. Each participant will receive a complete information
binder on arrival which will contain information on each farm, show,
workshop, seminar and attraction visited.
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