IAOM Western Canadian District
Annual Conference
September 10-12, 2025 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
The Annual Conference of the Western Canadian District of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) will be held September 10-12, 2025 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
Sponsorship opportunities are available – INQUIRE TO Clarence Heckert: clarence_h@carterday.com
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, September 10
The Falls Golf Club
8341 Nixon Rd
Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1L3, Canada
Golf 11:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. – lunch provided
Golfers will head to The Falls Golf Club for an 18-hole tournament. Fees include green fees, electric golf cart, and lunch. Golf club rentals are extra and will be the responsibility of the attendee to pay at time of golf check in. PRE-REGISTRATION is required on the form provided and will be accepted until August 19, 2025. PLEASE NOTE that clubs are very limited so we recommend if you are able to bring your own, that would be best.
OPENING RECEPTION
Coast Hotel, Chilliwack
Join your friends at the annual Allied Trades Opening Reception on Wednesday evening. Enjoy your favorite beverage and a few hors d’oeuvres. Later try your luck with a mini casino with some great prizes!
Registration Desk is open 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Hors D’oeuvres 7-8 p.m.
Opening Reception & Casino 7-10 p.m.
Thursday, September 11
Coast Hotel, Chilliwack
Registration desk is open 8-9 a.m.
Breakfast provided
Keynote address 9 a.m.
Technical sessions
Lunch & Technical sessions continue
IAOM Business Meeting
BANQUET
Thursday evening join your colleagues & friends at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel for a pre-banquet reception and then enjoy a buffet dinner, followed by an evening of fellowship at a nearby brewery.
Pre-banquet reception 6-6:30 p.m.
Banquet 6:30-8 p.m.
Evening event will be a short walk or ride away from the hotel at the Molson Coors Fraser Valley Brewery 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Friday, September 12
Rogers Foods Mill, Chilliwack has graciously agreed to allow tours of the facility Friday morning. *Please note: participation requires pre-registration (included here and on the IAOM website). We will gather in the hotel lobby at 7:45am and car pool to the mill. Tour will take approximately one hour.
CONFERENCE HOTEL
Coast Chilliwack Hotel
45920 First Ave.
Chilliwack BC V2P 7K1
Phone 1-604-792-5552 / 1-800-716-6199, and reference booking code 51036607.
A block of guest rooms has been reserved for the IAOM Conference at a special rate starting at $209.00 per night (plus taxes) for the dates of Tuesday September 9-12. When registering, please identify yourself as being with the IAOM group to receive the discounted room rates. The room rate is available until August 10, 2025. After August 10, rates may change. Refer to Group Code IAOM Western Canadian District Conference when booking if calling by phone. Call 1-604-792-5552 x 1 for reservations or 1-800-716-6199. If booking online, you may require this passcode to connect to the block of rooms: https://book.passkey.com/e/51036607
DIRECTIONS TO CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
If you are flying in to the Vancouver, British Columbia International Airport, the drive will be 90 minutes to two hours. Directions
There is also an airport in Abbotsford, British Columbia from there the drive will be closer to 30 minutes. Directions
