Wednesday, August 6, 2025

1:30 - 5:00 - Committee Meetings, Fairmont Hotel

• 1:30 - 2:00 - Long Range Planning and Marketing
• 2:00 - 3:00 Nominating
• 3:00 - 4:00 CARR
• 4:00 - 5:00 Executive

7:00 - 9:00 - Dinner at  Kelly’s Landing Restaurant

123 Front St. W. (2 minute walk from hotel). $59 per person.

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, steps away from Union Station, Kelly's Landing has an ideal location and delicious food. 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

9:00 a.m. - Noon (EST) - Board Meeting Fairmont

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83241515432?pwd=4QUjeY48pZcEAMa7Wnl5mvpnCYrGSF.1

8:00 a.m. Central
7:00 a.m. Mountain

6:00 a.m. Pacific

1:30 p.m. -   Chinatown + Kensington Market Food Tour  - Cost of tour - $95 per person.   350 Spadina Ave., NW corner of Spadina Ave. + St. Andrew St. Meet on the SIDEWALK under the Cat on the Chair sculpture. (10 minute Uber ride from Hotel)

7:00 p.m. -  Dinner at The Woods Restaurant. Price $75 per person. 45 Colborne St.  (12 minute walk from Hotel)

"1 of the 9 Best Food Tours in the World" - FORBES Magazine -

Whether in town for just a couple days or hungry to celebrate the city in a fun new way, our Chinatown + Kensington Market Food Tour is the best way to explore Toronto’s most unique and delicious neighborhoods. Our dynamic Food Tour is filled with stories, history and the most multicultural bites Toronto has to offer. Designated a National Historical Site of Canada in 2006, Kensington Market has it all; historical Victorian homes, diverse food shops, restaurants along with an immense variety of used, surplus and vintage clothing shops. Toronto’s Chinatown, first developed in the late 19th century, is now one of the largest in North America and one of several major Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Join us and discover these dynamic areas – jam-packed with culture, community traditions and unique delicacies. Come Hungry… Every Bite Tells A Story.

Friday, August 8, 2025

9:00 a.m. - Noon - ALA Awards Breakfast at the Fairmont Hotel, Confederation Room - Cost $56 per person.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89226247260?pwd=nbYbTKSwT65JqDDbVpaDIbDyhd2sCQ.1

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. -  Annual Meeting and Officer Installation at Fairmont Hotel

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84743152626?pwd=cfxBu98a5Vg48KG12cveMazRHB3csB.1

3:00 p.m. -  Free time to explore Toronto

7:00 p.m. -  Dinner Lobster Burger Bar, 214 King Street W (8 minute walk from Hotel). Dutch Treat (please note there are no split checks, so be prepared to contribute to your portion of the bill). 

Serves delicious dishes, with a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients sourced from local Canadian farmers and producers. Our burgers are made from certified AAA Aged Angus beef. All protein offerings, including lobster, are hormone and antibiotic-free. Fresh lobster is brought in weekly from our own plant on the East Coast of Canada.

Saturday, August 9, 2025

If you are staying over on Saturday, we would suggest a trip to Niagara Falls. To book, the Sylvia, the concierge at Fairmont is great, or just book on your own.