2024 CCFR AGM Announced!!!
Here’s everything you need to know!
The 2024 CCFR AGM will be held on May 25, 2024 in beautiful Calgary, Alberta at the Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel in the Sheraton Ballroom. This website will provide everything you need to attend in person. Can’t make it? No problem. We’ll be streaming it live for those too far away or can’t make the trip.
There are two parts to the AGM; the business meeting and the fundraising auction dinner. All CCFR members are welcome to join the business meeting free of charge, whether in person or online but you MUST be a CCFR member in good standing. The meeting will begin at 10am Mountain Time (noon EST) and last for about an hour. The fundraising auction dinner will open the doors at 3:30pm onsite and the auction will be available online for those bidding from home. Details on that will be made available shortly.
The Meeting: you can expect departmental updates, financial and legal updates and the announcement of your Board of Directors. This is a Members Only event. If you’re attending in person, make your way to the Sheraton Ballroom on the first floor of the hotel. If you’re watching online, use the link provided to you via email.
The Dinner: this year we are trying a new format, linking a gourmet dinner, an incredible guest speaker and fundraising auctions (silent and live). You do not need to be a CCFR member to attend, but it is appreciated. You can sign up on-site.
The Menu: Behold, the most incredible delicacies from across Canada, a little something for everyone. “A Taste of Canada Table” buffet:
EAST COAST
- Fresh shucked Malpeque oysters on ice carving with
- Traditional garnish
- House smoked peppercorn salmon with red onion,
- Horseradish, capers, baguette
- Chilled marinated Prince Edward Island Mussel Salad with
- Vegetable julienne
- Prince Edward Island potato salad with grainy mustard
- Baby greens with assorted dressing
ONTARIO & QUEBEC
- Grilled & marinated vegetables with
- Balsamic vinegar, olive oil
- Roast whole free-range chicken with
- Maple syrup glaze
- Tourtière Québecoise
- Regional cheese platter with assorted breads, crackers
PRAIRIES
- Slow roasted Alberta prime rib on red wine veal reduction
- Broiled Cornish game hen with mushroom
- Wild rice Saskatoon berry demi glaze
- Pan seared trout with herb butter, sunflower seeds
- On quinoa pilaf
WEST COAST
- Salt Spring Island roasted leg of lamb with olive and herb crust
- Medallions of wild Sockeye salmon with shrimp
- Okanagan Wine Sauce
- B.C. Tomato Salad, five bean salad with almonds
- Pasta salad with feta, sundried tomatoes
- Roasted Yukon gold potatoes, fresh vegetable medley
DESSERTS
- Chocolate marble cheesecake
- Strawberry rhubarb compote
- Maple mousse cake
- Wild berry cobbler
- Dark chocolate truffle cake
- Fresh fruit salad
- Freshly brewed Starbucks coffee, decaffeinated coffee,
- Assorted teas
The Guest Speaker: we are beyond excited to announce the celebrity keynote speaker at the AGM dinner will be none other than Canadian hunting legend, Jim Shockey.
Jim is a Canadian outdoor writer, a professional big game outfitter and television producer and host for many hunting shows.
He is the former producer and host of Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures and Jim Shockey's Uncharted on Outdoor Channel and Jim Shockey's The Professionals on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel.
He is a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving the rank Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.
His hunting adventures have spanned six continents and 50 countries.
Shockey has been called by Outdoor Life magazine "the most accomplished big-game hunter of the modern era, having taken arguably the most free-range big game species by any living hunter." They also noted that he is "the most influential celebrity in big-game hunting."
Jim also owns and operates the Hand of Man Museum in BC and has so many awards and accolades it would be impossible to list them all here.
He also recently published the best-selling fiction book, “Call Me Hunter”.
Jim has been a vocal and visible advocate and partnered with the CCFR on a variety of advocacy projects and has even been on the Hill in Ottawa lobbying.
Join Rod, Tracey, Jim and the whole CCFR team for an incredible, memorable evening.
The Auction: a number of CCFR business members and supporters have stepped up to donate guns, gear and hunting trips that we’ll be auctioning off at the dinner through silent auctions (in person) and live auctions that everyone can participate in. An auction program will be available online and in print. You do not have to be a CCFR member to participate in person or online, but we sure would appreciate the help if you joined. Watch for details.
The Hotel: The CCFR has negotiated a “group rate” of $179/room for our guests who wish to stay at the event hotel. Book here: BOOK MY ROOM FOR 2024 CCFR AGM
The hotel features multiple lounges, restaurants and a pub and a great waterpark pool with slides. Nearby are a plethora of great bars and restaurants. All only 10kms from Calgary International Airport.
The Tickets: There are two types of tickets available for the Fundraising Dinner & Auction. While no ticket is required for the morning business meeting, there will be NO ENTRY to the dinner without a ticket. This is a fundraiser for the CCFR and the doors will be manned by staff and all people entering will be registered and their tickets confirmed. No tickets will be available at the door, tickets MUST be purchased in advance. Tickets are limited, so buy early to guarantee your seat. Once this event is sold out, that’s it.
General Admission tickets grant the holder access to the ballroom, the auction room and include the gourmet dinner. General Admission tickets are $175 per person.
Bidder’s Circle tickets grant the holder VIP access to seating at tables at the front of the ballroom for those serious bidders, the auction room, and include the gourmet dinner and a signed copy of Jim Shockey’s latest book, “Call Me Hunter”. Bidder’s Circle tickets are $225 per person.
