Are you looking to supercharge your results, revitalize your staff, and refocus for the coming quarter?
Planning a corporate event or retreat can be the perfect opportunity to reset and celebrate as a team. If you are considering hosting an out of office event for your employees or booking a venue for an industry summit, this quick guide will help you cover the basics and streamline your planning. Read on to make sure you start off on the right foot!

Why Do External Corporate Events Matter?
Regardless of the size of your company, focusing on morale and team dynamics can play an integral role in determining the long term success of your business. If you’re coming off a highly productive, or even a highly stressful season, fatigue can begin to chip away at your employees and affect your bottom line over time. Taking the chance to regroup away from the normal hustle and bustle of the office is often a positive way to refresh everyone’s mentality and boost the overall morale of your team. Common driving reasons for hosting a corporate retreat or seminar include:
- • Team building/Development
- • Focus on a new strategy without distractions
- • Rewarding your team for exceptional performance, and more.
While it may seem counterproductive to take a day out of the office, oftentimes the benefits outweigh the minor inconvenience of having to temporarily disrupt your routine.
How To Start Planning
Once you’ve decided that you want to go ahead with an offsite event, you’ll want to get to work orchestrating the various details to ensure success. Start with what will affect your office the most: planning for a day away. Elements to consider here include:
How Many Staff Are Available?
Will You Be Closing The Office?
How Long Will Your Team Be Away?
Location and Transportation
Define The Focus Of Your Event
What Is Your Budget?

Venue
- • Capacity
- • Location: how easy is it for your team to get to?
- • Audio/Visual options
- • Set up/tear down requirements
- • Availability
- • Accessibility (elevators, ramps, etc.)
Start searching for venues early, and plan to book well in advance to avoid date conflicts and unnecessary hassle.
Catering
– Overall cost. Catering can quickly eat up a significant portion of your budget.
- • Flexibility to bring in outside food if needed
- • Accommodation of any dietary restrictions or allergies.
Make sure you provide your catering team with an accurate headcount, as well as advise of any restrictions as early as possible to give them time to prepare your food accurately.


Accommodation
- • Location relative to the venue
- • Any discounted rates for group bookings
- • Amenities
- • Included meals (i.e. breakfast)
- • Check in and out time.
Booking an offsite corporate event doesn’t have to be a hassle. Working with an experienced team can help you save time, money, and minimize distractions from your daily workflow. At Cornerstone Theatre, our team of coordinators are happy to work with corporate guests to design an event that’s sure to leave your team refreshed and ready to return to the office renewed.
Contact us today to learn more!
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our team!
We hope you have a restful and warm holiday season.
Always a pleasure giving back to the community! We also got to have some fun 😄.
The OLS Golf Tournament is a big fundraiser for the school and we gladly sponsored a hole this year.
Our sister brand Cornerstone Weddings is hiring.
Are you our next talented Sous Chef?
Click the link for more details on how you can join one of the largest wedding and catering providers in the Valley https://weddingswithcornerstone.com/careers/
On your marks, get set ... have fun! 🥳
Our events and catering department offers fully hosted & catered teambuilding events including our super popular Chili Cook Off Teambuilding Party.
From cooking to several challenges and delicious food, this teambuilding party has a little bit of everything for everyone.
Chili Cook Off Teambuilding Party includes:
👉Venue Rental
👉Welcome drink
👉MC to host your event
👉Chili Cook Off Teambuilding Challenge
👉 Delicious evening meal (including your chili)
👉Wine or beer with dinner (2 glasses)
For more info or to book:
W: link in bio
T: 403.609.0004
E: [email protected]
📣Cornerstone Catering is hiring!!
We are looking for a SOUS CHEF to join our exciting and dynamic kitchen team.
This is a full time, permanent, year-round position with benefits and gratuity.
Email your resume to [email protected]
Or find out more at https://bit.ly/3vTn9Lf
We can not wait to hear from you!
Meetings at the Canmore Nordic Centre are just fab! With two meeting rooms and a larger banquet room, this venue has incredible views, plenty of natural light and delicious catering options 😉.
To make things easy for you , we offer a complete meeting package that includes:
▪️ Venue Rental of the Banquet Room at the Canmore Nordic Centre 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
▪️ Deluxe Breakfast
▪️ Morning Snack including freshly brewed coffee and assorted hot tea.
▪️ Buffet Lunch
▪️ Afternoon Snack including freshly brewed coffee and assorted hot tea.
▪️ Complimentary WIFI
Contact us for more information or to chat about your specific needs. We are happy to work with you .
T: 403.609.0004
E: [email protected]
W: cateringwithcornerstone.com
Our venues are waiting for you with open arms (or doors?) 😃
Now that we can meet, party and celebrate in person we want to remind you that both Cornerstone Theatre and the Canmore Nordic Centre are perfect for:
👉 Meetings and Corporate Retreats
👉 Corporate Christmas Parties
👉 Team Building Events (Fully Hosted by Us)
👉 Fundraising Events and Award Ceremonies
Cornerstone Theatre is perfect for up to 250 delegates and features a welcome area with a fireplace and a big main room.
The Canmore Nordic Centre is perfect for up to 80 delegates and features a bright Banquet Room. An additional two meetings rooms are available as well.
For more info:
W. link in bio.
T. 403.609.0004
E: [email protected]
📣Our Weddings team is hiring for Summer 2022!!
We are looking for a full time Evening Event Manager to oversee seamless and memorable wedding receptions.
Also seeking full time or part time bartenders, servers and wedding setup crew.
Join us for an exciting and eventful Summer ahead!☀️
Email your resume to [email protected] and the position you are applying for.
We can not wait to hear from you!
🥳 Restrictions have eased off and our catering team is ready to tackle any occasion!
We provide full service catering in Canmore, Banff, Kananaskis and Exshaw and we are known for our tasty food, ample menu options and flexibility.
Some of our many offerings:
🍴 Wedding Catering
🍴 Sporting Events Catering
🍴 Meetings, corporate retreats and corporate functions
🍴 Private parties, anniversaries and holiday gatherings
If you are hosting an event or special occasion in the Bow Valley, give us a call. We will work with you to create the menu you are after while keeping your budget in mind.
Cheers to some great times ahead!
P.S. Yes, these are our own original images.
T. 403.679.4039
E. [email protected]
W. link in bio
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The Rocky Mountain Soap Women’s Run is back this year with a three day event and our catering team is so excited to be providing fresh, delicious meals for the participants 🥳.
Race days at the Canmore Nordic Centre are so much fun and we can’t wait to see you all. We hope training is going great! 🏃🏻♀️
DYK? Our catering team is based out of the Canmore Nordic Centre along with Cornerstone Café.
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@canmore.nordiccentre
Woot! We are an Innovation Award finalist 🙌.
The Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Ceremony is on February 16 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Register on their website (link below) and join in to see who takes home this award.
Congrats to all nominated businesses. Great Bow Valley businesses in this category.
👏 Cornerstone Theater
@cornerstone.catering
👏 BVS Canada
BVS Canada - Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
👏Sauvage Restaurant
https://www.sauvagerestaurant.ca/
Register at: https://www.bowvalleychamber.com/
" ... The food and DJ Gaston received rave reviews from our guests as well. We can’t recommend this venue enough, it couldn’t have gone more perfectly. " - Google Review by N, Dec. 2021
Wedding Catering at its best 😋. The culinary team behind the delicious food at our wedding venues is also the team behind our wedding "off-site" catering.
If you have booked your venue and are looking for spectacular food to impress your guests, reach out. From buffet to plated dinners and rehearsal dinners, we offer many options and are known for customizing our services and offerings to meet your needs 😃.
For all wedding catering options available talk to us or visit link in bio.
📞: 403.609.0004
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We want to wish you a bright, beautiful 2022!
Hope you enjoyed the holiday season and cheers to a new year.
- The Cornerstone Catering Team
Thank you for all your Dinners To-Go orders! 💕
We hope we'll bring some ease and deliciousness to your home during these holiday celebrations.
Stay safe.
Last call to order one of our scrumptious Christmas Dinners To-Go! Our order deadline is tomorrow at 12 noon.
Two menus to choose from and all you have to do is reheat and eat as our meals are fully cooked, portioned and packaged for you.
This Holiday Season, breathe easy. We've got you covered and do all the shopping and cooking for you.
To order: link in bio!
Holiday Celebrations are upon us and we are nearing the deadline to order Christmas Dinners To-Go!
Let us do the shopping, cooking and portion allocation while you are out having fun. 😍
We have two menus to choose from this year:
🎄Menu One: Turkey + ham and all the trimmings for $35 per person + GST . Individual portions.
🎄Menu Two: Fully cooked turkey with traditional stuffing & rosemary turkey gravy. Serves 10-12 people . $120 plus GST
All meals are cooked, portion and packaged. Just reheat and eat.
👉ORDER DEADLINE: December 19 at 12 noon. 👈
To order -> link in bio.
Last week to order our Christmas Dinners To-Go!
Menu one this year includes turkey and ham so you don't have to choose 😄.
All of our dinners to- go are pre-cooked, portioned and packaged so all you have to do is reheat and eat. Save yourself some stress and time and enjoy more time outdoors or with your family.
Order deadline: Dec. 19 at noon.
To order: link in bio!