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118 Medora St., Port CarlingBook now for your family, friends

or corporate Christmas party.Offering a variety of savory, sweet and

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Thinking of having a Christmas PartyThink of Ella’s Place

Whether its family, friends or corporateLet us do the work while you enjoy this festive season

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call now 765-5584OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK(Currently closed Wednesdays)

Watch for our weekend dinners,starting soon!

For memorable office parties, pick your package or let us customize your company celebration with live shows, a band and dancing. Get theparty started at Deerhurst and end your year on a high note!

HOLIDAY PARTY PACKAGESFrom $45.95* person

*Some conditions apply. Tax and gratuity extra.

BOOK YOUR PARTY NOW CALL 789-6411 deerhurstresort.com/muskokaholiday_parties

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Book your Christmas Party now!

& New Year’s Parties!& New Year’s Parties!Muskoka’s restaurants and resorts are ready

to help you make the most of yourholiday party: book now!

Break out the holly, mistletoe, turkey andeggnog. Or better yet, let someone else do itfor you.The holidays are just around the corner, and Muskokaresorts, restaurants and caterers are gearing up toprovide your staff with your company’s best Christmasparty ever.

The company Christmas party is something of anecessity for both small and large businesses, as itgives employers the opportunity to provideemployees with a special reward for their long hoursthroughout the year. Christmas parties also act asgreat social events for staff, allowing them to unwindon a personal level with co-workers, bosses andemployees. Over the working year, staff of anycompany — big or small — are bound toaccumulate a good deal of stress, and a Christmasparty is an enjoyable way of letting people unwindtogether, getting to know one another on a morepersonal level, and in the end, strengtheningrelationships that matter so much in your business’success.

Along with all the benefits of office Christmas partiescome some weighty questions, however. Whereshould you hold the event? Do you invite families of

your staff? When is it possible to actually hold theparty? Most importantly, how do you plan the partyso it functions as a positive social event, rather thanan opportunity for drunkenness and debauchery?

Effective planning is key to holding a successful party,because, as we all know, volumes could be writtenabout Christmas parties gone bad where certainindividuals consume far too much in the way ofholiday cheer and inadvertently provide water-coolergossip for months to come.

The first step in planning your Christmas party isdeciding on location. While most people prefer toassemble at a restaurant or resort, others may wantto hold the party on their work premises. If you areholding a party right in your place of business, you willhave to carefully plan the date and time so it doesnot conflict with any normal business operations.Further, you will have to ensure that you haveadequate — and appropriate — space to celebrate.

Whatever your needs for a Christmas party thisseason, Muskoka’s restaurants and resorts areanxiously awaiting you and your staff, friends andfamily. Make the Christmas party of 2007 a specialone, one that will be remembered for a long time tocome.