Confused Council – Halifax Skating Oval & Plaza Sponsorship

As reported online by CBC last week Halifax regional council voted last Tuesday to approve two corporate sponsorships for the skating oval: Emera and Molson Coors. Emera — the parent company of Nova Scotia Power — will contribute $500,000 over 15 years to put its name...

Sponsorship Marketing Awards

Earlier this week an announcement was made for a call for entries for the 8th Annual Sponsorship Marketing Awards by the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC). It was also announced that a new category has been added to this year’s competition to recognize...

Breweries Sponsoring NHL Teams

As reported over the weekend in The Toronto STAR, there have been plenty of hockey fights started because of beer. Now there’s a beer fight over hockey. Labatt Brewing Co. has signed up two NHL teams – the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames – to...