Your registration with the PPSA or IRW includes: I. Meals; II. Childcare; and III. Access to Banff Centre Recreation Facilities. See below for details on each.
I. INCLUDED MEALS
1. Registration & Reception: 4 – 5 pm Friday, September 19, 2025, Kinnear Centre KC 200 Galleria
2. Buffet Dinner: 6 – 8 pm Friday, September 19, 2025, KC 203/205
2025 MENU
Starters
- Freshly Baked Rolls (DF)
- Gluten-Free Bread (GF/DF) & Butter (GF)
- Soup of the Day (GF/DF Vegan)
- Crisp Crudités w/ Goddess Dip (GF/DF/Vegan)
- Salad of Mixed Greens w/ Assorted Dressings (GF/DF/Vegan option incl.)
- Selection of 2 Chef’s Daily Salads (GF/DF/Vegan option incl.)
- Banff Centre Antipasto Platter (GF/DF/Vegan)
Choice of Entree (served with Seasonal Vegetables & Chef’s Choice of Starch)
- Slow Roasted Alberta Beef w/ Wild Mushroom & Red Wine Sauce (GF/DF)
- Lois Lake Steelhead Trout Fil-let w/ Ginger Buerre Blanc (GF)
- Potato Gnocchi w/ Grilled Vegetable & Tomato Sauce (GF/DF/Vegan)
Desserts
- Pastry Chef’s Selection (4 items)
- Fresh Fruit Salad (GF/DF/Vegan)
Freshly Brewed Fair Trade Organic Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea and Herbal Tea
3. Vistas Dining Room: Sally Borden Building, 3rd Floor
- Breakfast: served 7 – 9:30 am on Sat., Sept. 20 & Sun., Sept. 21, 2025
- Lunch: served 11:30 am – 1:30 pm on Sat., Sept. 20, 2025
- Dinner: served 5:30 – 7:30 pm on Sat., Sept. 20, 2025
More on the Vistas Dining Room menu: https://www.banffcentre.ca/vistas-dining-room
4. Nutribreaks: Kinnear Centre, 3rd Floor
- Break 1: 10 – 10:30 am on Sat., Sept. 20, 2025
- Break 2: 2:30 – 3:00 pm on Sat., Sept. 20, 2025
- Break 3: 10 – 10:30 am on Sun., Sept. 21, 2025
II. INCLUDED CHILDCARE
The PPSA & IRW offers free childcare to registered participants through a licensed childcare provider. Normally, the children will be in a room in the Banff Centre, often in the Kinnear Centre itself where the conference takes place. Participants will have the opportunity to indicate what days they need childcare when they register.
For 2025, childcare will be available:
- Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 4 – 8 pm: KC 208
- Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 8 am – 6 pm: KC 208
- Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, 8 am – 12 pm: KC 208
During the above times, kids will be provided nutribreaks:
- Break 1: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 4 – 5 pm
- Break 2: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 10 – 11 am
- Break 3: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 2 – 3 pm
- Break 4: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2025, 10 – 11 am
However, breakfast, lunch, dinner are not included: Children and their parents are invited to join us at the Buffet dinner on Friday or at Vistas Dining Room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Children can eat at the Vistas Dining Room at the following rate:
- Children from 0–5: free of charge
- Children from 6–12: 50% discount
- Children 12+: full price
For current Vistas Dining Room walk-in prices, see: https://www.banffcentre.ca/sites/default/files/Food%20and%20Beverage/Vistas/BanffCentre_Vistas-Menu_2024-April.pdf
III. SALLY BORDEN RECREATION CENTRE
Fitness Centre
Cardio equipment, free weights and running track
- Monday to Friday: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- CLOSED Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day
Climbing Gym
- Daily: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- CLOSED Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day
Aquatic Centre
25 m Pool, hot tub, and wade pool - swim at your own risk. NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY
- Monday to Friday: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- CLOSED Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day