The Medicine Hat JazzFest awarded a Tourism Award of Distinction
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26th Oct 2010 — The Medicine Hat JazzFest is pleased to announce that it has just been awarded the Tourism Award of Distinction by the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce. This is the first year that this award has been given by the Chamber.
This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated outstanding achievement within the tourism sector. The recipient had to demonstrate innovation, commitment and leadership resulting in the success of a tourism enterprise.
The Medicine Hat JazzFest is currently planning its 16th festival and over these years has been attracting audiences from an ever-broadening geographical area. The JazzFest utilizes venues throughout the city and in 2010 attracted approximately 7,000 people to 52 events over 7 days (plus 3 days in Lethbridge) presented by 113 musicians from across Canada and around the world.
JazzFest 2011 dates are June 20-26.
Image Attribution:
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada,
View from the Finley Bridge, looking South toward City Hall and Court of Queen's Bench
By Festbock,
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MedHatRiverView.JPG
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License,
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated outstanding achievement within the tourism sector. The recipient had to demonstrate innovation, commitment and leadership resulting in the success of a tourism enterprise.
The Medicine Hat JazzFest is currently planning its 16th festival and over these years has been attracting audiences from an ever-broadening geographical area. The JazzFest utilizes venues throughout the city and in 2010 attracted approximately 7,000 people to 52 events over 7 days (plus 3 days in Lethbridge) presented by 113 musicians from across Canada and around the world.
JazzFest 2011 dates are June 20-26.
Image Attribution:
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada,
View from the Finley Bridge, looking South toward City Hall and Court of Queen's Bench
By Festbock,
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MedHatRiverView.JPG
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License,
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
