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We're delighted to announce that two of our staff members have been awarded a 2013 Simcoe Region Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) Hospitality Award.

Judy Benzies, our Laundry Supervisor, took home the ORHMA Simcoe Region Industry Legacy Award for 37 years of dedication and hospitality service and Frankie Emerson, our Food & Beverage Manager, was awarded the Hospitality Manager of the Year.

Sous Chef James Day was also nominated for Local Chef of the Year and participated in a special "Silver Plate" competition during the VIP cocktail reception.

The 2013 Simcoe Hospitality Awards celebrates hardworking men and women who make Simcoe County hospitality great! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners on your achievements.

We are pleased to announce that Lou Biffis, the President and Founder of the Nottawasaga Resort, will be inducted into and receive a permanent star, on the Italian Walk of Fame on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Little Italy on College Street in Toronto.

The Italian Walk of Fame aims to contribute to the cultural awareness, preservation and education of Italian heritage by recognizing and celebrating the achievements of Italians who have excelled within their respective fields both locally and globally. The inductees share a common spirit and vision and they have all distinguished themselves with their accomplishments across a variety of industries. This spring Lou, along with three other inductees, will receive a permanent home within the esteemed line-up of stars.

For more information visit the IWOF website.

As announced in the Toronto Sun, the Nottawasaga Resort has again taken top honours with four Toronto Sun Reader's Choice Awards. For the third year in a row, the Nottawasaga Resort has been awarded the Gold Award for Favourite Ontario Resort!

Also receiving honours, the Centre Ice Sportsplex Arena, located at the Resort, has secured the Bronze Award for Favourite Recreational Hockey Arena. The Riverview Dining Room has found a home in the line-up of Toronto Sun Reader's Choice awards again this year with voters choosing the dining room as the Silver Award for Restaurant with a View and new this year Silver for Best Buffet.

Thank you to everyone who voted!

On Thursday, November 29, 2012, Nottawasaga Resort will welcome Christine Marshall, one of Canada's foremost wildlife artists, for an art show and sale.

Christine Marshall has been painting for over 35 years, specializing in acrylic on canvas and wildlife and nature paintings. Her "Romantic Realist" styled paintings have captured the imaginations of animal lovers from coast to coast. Through her paintings, she brings the viewer to an emotional interlude where they can truly become one with the animals she paints.

Ms. Marshall will be displaying her work in the lobby of the Nottawasaga Resort from November 29 – December 2. Come out and meet Christine and watch her paint on location. This is a perfect opportunity to stop by and to browse Ms. Marshall's artwork or shop for the art lover on your list.

To view the event poster click here. For more information on Christine Marshall please visit her website.

The Nottawasaga Resort's very own Chef Rudy took top prize at the International Chef's Day Carving Competition hosted this year at Chappell Farm's Pumpkinpalooza. The competitors had 90 minutes to sculpt their artistic pumpkin masterpieces with top prizes being awarded for "Best Overall", "Most Creative" and "Crowd Favourite". Congratulations Rudy!

Click to view the footage of the event courtesy of CTV Barrie.

Voting is now open for the Toronto Sun's annual Readers Choice Awards and we need your help! Vote for us for in the Restaurant with a View, Ontario Resort and Rec Hockey Arena categories and help us show readers that our facilities are truly some of the best out there.

You could win $1,000 by filling out the survey! Don't miss out on this opportunity. Voting closes September 15, 2012. Vote today!

The Nottawasaga Inn Resort & Conference Centre has come a long way since its humble beginnings 44 years ago.

The resort, located east of Alliston on Highway 89, was created by local resident Lou Biffis, who continues to operate the business with his family. The inn opened its doors in 1968 with 40 guest rooms, a dining room, a coffee shop and one banquet room.

The resort has expanded significantly since then, with the addition of more hotel rooms (now 269) and conference rooms, award-winning golf courses featuring 45 regulation holes and other recreational amenities like its outdoor soccer fields, and its indoor facilities like the Sports and Leisure Dome and the Centre Ice Sportsplex arena

Click to read the article: In the Kitchen with Nottawasaga Inn

A central Ontario getaway since 1968, the Nottawasaga Inn Resort embodies both classic and contemporary elements. Located on the Nottawasaga River in Alliston, it is an ideal environment for those who seek adventure and tranquility.

“The designers came up with a beautiful concept of canoe paddles that symbolize our unique surrounding of the Nottawasaga Valley and River and reflected that into the lobby” – Sales Director Sylvia Biffis

Today at a ceremony held at the Nottawasaga Resort, fourteen outstanding local citizens have been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for dedicated services to their peers, their community and to Canada. Joining Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson for the presentation of the medals was Canada’s most decorated citizen, Major-General Richard Rohmer.

“This prestigious medal is Canada’s way of celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s 60 year reign,” said Wilson, who serves as House Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park. “It is being awarded to outstanding citizens who share Queen Elizabeth’s devotion to service.”

Our very own Lou Biffis was honoured for his contribution as an entrepreneur in the hospitality and tourism industry, and for his involvement in the charitable efforts of the Nottawasaga Foundation. Congratulations to all the recipients!

Click to view a slideshow of the event.

In recent years we've seen a very interesting food trend surface through the adoption of an eat local philosophy. There are so many benefits to eating locally – fresher food, support for the local economy and the opportunity to make a connection with the farmer who is growing what you're eating – that it's not difficult to understand why people are becoming more invested in learning about where the food they eat is coming from.

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We're delighted to announce that we have won the 2012 Business Excellence Award from Nottawasaga Futures at the Fifteenth Annual South Simcoe Business Excellence Awards.

The Business Excellence Award honours a recognized, established, mature, business that has contributed significantly to the economic development of the community through its growth and community involvement with a key focus is on long term success, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

The evening was hosted by the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, in partnership with Nottawasaga Futures.

Click here to view the article online.

Lou Biffis is a pillar of the community and a businessman with vision and determination. He has spent almost half a century building Alliston's Nottawasaga Resort into one of the premier resort convention destinations in Ontario, if not all of Canada. Biffis looks back at his life and shares a few of the things of which he is most proud.

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As announced this morning in the Toronto Sun, the Nottawasaga Resort has again taken top honours with three Toronto Sun Reader's Choice Awards.

For the second year in a row, the Nottawasaga Resort has been awarded the Gold Award for Favourite Ontario Resort, beating out Great Wolf Lodge and Blue Mountain for the top position. The Centre Ice Sportsplex Arena, located at the Resort, has also secured the Gold Award for Favourite Recreational Hockey Arena.

New this year, the Riverview Dining Room has found a home in the line-up of Toronto Sun Reader's Choice awards, with voters choosing the dining room as the Bronze Award for Restaurant with a View.

Click here to view the article online.

We've drawn the winning name and it's Jennifer King from London, Ontario! She is the recipient of a Deluxe Getaway Retreat package (for her and a guest) and a $200 shopping spree at the Cookstown Outlet Mall. Congratulations Jennifer!

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Today Nottawasaga Resort President and Founder Lou Biffis was honoured by the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association (CIBPA) with a Business Excellence Award for his outstanding accomplishment and contribution to the Canadian Italian community at the 59th Annual President’s Ball.