The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that Scotiabank Centre, Halifax will host two of the 16 neutral-site games in the expanded 2025-26 PWHL Takeover Tour™. This exciting tour brings many of the top women’s hockey players in the world to cities across North America, giving fans a chance to experience the competitiveness of the PWHL’s regular season in their own communities.
Events East Executive Vice-President Suzanne Fougere has been named by WXN as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Awards in the Executive Leader category.
Each year, WXN’s Top 100 Awards celebrate women whose leadership, innovation, and impact are transforming organizations across the country.
Carrie Cussons, a leader in Atlantic Canada’s events industry, has announced that she will be stepping away from her position, effective March 31, 2026.
Scotiabank Centre launches an exciting fall season with a variety of concerts, community activities and major sporting events, including the opening of the 2025-2026 Halifax Mooseheads and Halifax Thunderbirds regular seasons, and acting as primary hosts of the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials.
The Halifax Convention Centre has been named the “World’s Greatest Convention Centre” by program, World’s Greatest, which airs on Bloomberg Network. Filmed on location in Halifax this past June, the episode will air in the United States on September 6 and September 13, followed by Canadian distribution online.
Scotiabank Centre announces Aramark Canada as new Food & Beverage service provider
Aramark Canada has been selected as the exclusive food and beverage services provider for Scotiabank Centre’s concessions program following a comprehensive competitive procurement process. The five-year terms commence on August 1, 2025, with the option to renew for an additional five years.
Halifax is fourth in Canada in the 2024 International Congress & Convention Association's (ICCA) Country and City Rankings. Released at IMEX Frankfurt 2025, ICCA's annual rankings measure the volume of international events at convention centres around the world, providing insight into the popularity and performance of event destinations.
On May 15, Atlantic Business Magazine named Events East President & CEO Carrie Cussons one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada at the 2025 Top 50 CEO Awards at the Halifax Convention Centre.
Since 1998, the annual celebration of corporate leadership excellence recognizes business leaders across all four Atlantic provinces who demonstrate exceptional performance in their organization’s corporate growth, industry innovation, and community involvement.
Events East Executive Vice-President Suzanne Fougere won the Sport Tourism Industry Champion at the 2025 Sport Tourism PRESTIGE Awards in Calgary on March 20. This award recognizes Suzanne's experience and efforts to significantly enhance and strengthen the sport tourism sector in Canada for over a decade.
HALIFAX – Today, Scotiabank, the Halifax Regional Municipality, and Events East Group, announced the renewal of Scotiabank’s naming rights partnership with Scotiabank Centre for an additional five-year term. Scotiabank continues as the exclusive naming rights partner of the venue and the official banking partner of the Halifax Mooseheads.
