Green Meetings
Looking for that special venue that meets your expectations in providing not only industry leading environmental practices but also the opportunity to experience and explore a natural setting? Delta Sun Peaks Resort offers a unique venue for your next “green” event near the top of Mount Tod in BC’s Monashee mountain range. Our event planners offer groups customized organic and regional menus, eco-tours demonstrating some of the award winning practices we have implemented with our partnerships and even tree planting ceremonies where your event can be memorialized with a tree. Green your next meeting experience at Delta Sun Peaks and be exhilarated with our fresh alpine air setting.
Recently awarded by the Hotel Association of Canada for it Environmental efforts in 2007 and rated Four Green Keys, the Delta Sun Peaks Resort has been acknowledged by its peers as an industry leader in protecting the environment with it’s comprehensive “Green” operation. Located within a natural habitat that is each year threatened by potential global warming, the Delta Sun Peaks Resort makes a concerted effort to ensure that guests and employees are educated on efforts to sustain our mountain. Delta Sun Peaks Resort has developed long lasting partnerships with many local organizations to further assist us our efforts and many of our environmental programs continue to be refined with new technologies and knowledge.
Programs in Place
Food & Beverage
- Support of Ocean Wise™ menu program, serving only ocean-friendly sustainable farmed seafood
- Organic food waste recycling program
- Reusable utensils, napkins and tablecloths
- Whenever possible the utilization of fresh, locally produced and organic farm-to-table food
- Recycling kitchen grease waste by a local company and converting to Bio-Diesel for Resort's 2 stroke engines
- Purchasing of Energy Star equipment when available
- Onsite growth of culinary herbs
Accommodation
- Comp parking for Hybrid vehicles
- Reduced water usage and heating fuel with low flow toilets and shower aerators
- Towel Program, where hung towels are re-used
- Sheet Change Program: Instead of daily sheets changed every 3 days unless requested
- Energy saving bulbs (incandescent to compact fluorescent) in all guest rooms and public areas
- Donation of linens and furnishings to local charities such as Habitat for Humanity
- Environmentally responsible cleaners (MSDS Health Hazard rating 1 or less)
- Newspapers delivered without plastic bags
- Bear Aware Program which educates guests and staff on responsibilities
- Automated pool chemical system reducing water and energy consumption significantly
- Automated boiler management system improving energy usage efficiencies
- Automated drip style landscaping irrigation system
Meetings & Administration
- Employee reduced paper usage through increased electronic communication
- Group shuttle service available to resort
- Communication and education of Environmental efforts to guests and employees
- Recycling bins and programs in all guest room, offices and team member areas
- Purchasing of non-toxic markers for meetings and office
- Employee training and orientation of Green Initiatives and environmental duties are included with job descriptions
- High efficiency lighting in meeting space
- Automated HVAC System reducing energy usage in unoccupied meeting space
- Green Team Committee
Future initiatives under consideration:
- Donation of used soap and toiletries for remanufacturing or local shelter use
- Installation of an Electric/Natural Gas Hybrid Regulator
- Green procurement conditions for all suppliers
- Carbon Offset Donations from paper copying
- Motion Sensors in each guest room (electricity savings thru HVAC control)
- Energy saving reminder stickers on each Guest door
- Drought tolerant vegetation and mulching
- Idle Free Zone signage at loading docks and entrance
