2024 AGM Information
When: 18-19 May 2024
Where: This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in conjunction with the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival (www.victoriahighlandgames.com)
Lodging: Sandman Hotel Victoria at 2852 Douglas St, Victoria BC, V8T 4M5 (www.sandmanhotels.com)
- For reservations call the hotel at 1-250-388-0788 and ask for Murray Clan Society of North America block room rate (Reservation No. 21843566)
- Room rates in Canadian dollars (CAD) are:
- Standard Queen $219 plus taxes (8 rooms available)
- King Suite $229 plus taxes (6 rooms available)
- Family Suite $239 plus taxes (6 rooms available)
- Room rates are available thru 20 April 2024
- Hotel amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi and parking
- The hotel does not offer shuttle service to and/or from the airport
Transportation:
- The Sandman Hotel Victoria is a 16-minute walk to/from Topaz Park
- For those staying downtown, BC Transit has a bus stop on Douglas St and is a 7-minute walk to/ from Topaz Park; BC Transit’s trip planner is at www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
- Parking is available at the shopping center across Blanchard Street from Topaz Park
AGM events:
- Friday –
- 1:00 pm – Society Council meeting in the hotel (all members are welcome to attend); room to be announced
- Dinner in the hotel restaurant; all members are welcome to attend
- Saturday –
- 9:00 am – Topaz Park opens for the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival; tickets can be purchased in advance at www.eventbrite.ca or at the gate
- Throughout the day enjoy piping and drumming, heavy athletics, Highland dancing, and more o 11:30 am – Lunch will be provided in the Murray Clan tent
- Noon – Opening ceremony (subject to change)
- 1:00 pm – AGM in the Murray Clan tent
- 6:00 pm – Gathering for the AGM Dinner at Trafalgar/ProPatria Royal Canadian Legion branch (www.rcl292.ca) ;directions will be supplied to members
- 6:30 – AGM dinner; pre-dinner activities include the piping in the haggis and the awards ceremony
- Sunday –
- 9:00 am – Topaz Park opens its gates for the second day of the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival with the Irish dancers performing, as well as the Heavy athletics
- 5:00 pm – Closing ceremonies For additional information contact Bill Murray, Region 1 Representative and BC Commissioner, by email at wjmmurray@outlook.com or by mobile phone at 250-203-5313
VICTORIA AREA ATTRACTIONS:
- The Buchart Gardens (www.butchartgardens.com)
- Royal BC Museum (www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca)
- Craigdarroch Castle Historic House (www.thecastle.ca)
- Prince of Whales whale watching (www.princeofwhales.com)
- To check out all the Victoria attractions go to the Victoria Tourism website (www.tourismvictoria.com)