EDMONTON — Edmonton and Calgary are considering the use of distressed hotels to address the issue of homelessness. The Government of Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) would support the conversion of hotel…

Days Inn by Wyndham adds hotel in Sarnia, Ont. Tofino, B.C., gets a $20 million Hotel Zed. CFO finances The Bloom, a new Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel.

HALIFAX — The new RLH Corporation extended stay brand unveiled at their conference recently has potential in Canada, according to Kris Crundwell, AVP franchise development, Canada.

COLLINGWOOD, PORT ELGIN, Ont. — Dunn Capital Corporation is launching its first hotel properties, both Holiday Inn Express & Suites, in Collingwood and Port Elgin, Ont. DunnCap is a real estate development company…

DAKOTA DUNES, Sask. — It’s a project that’s taken many years to come to fruition, but the four-plus-star, 155-room Dakota Dunes Resort & Casino has opened, 20 minutes south of Saskatoon on Whitecap Dakota First…

VANCOUVER — Inside Design Studio was given the task of updating the Westin Whistler lobby and public areas, and at the same time blending the changes into the existing architecture and finishes.

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Laurent de Kousemaeker of Marriott, Patrick Mendes of Accor and Joel Eisemann from IHG spoke on Weathering the Storm at SAHIC 2020, held virtually Oct. 5 and 6. David Tarr of Hyatt, Ted Middleton…

TORONTO — It’s a little-known fact that Accor’s Heather McCrory got a degree in floral design long before she entered the hotel industry. McCrory told her story and provided delegates to the WITHorg Virtual Summit with…

TORONTO — Marriott plans to open two Autograph Collection hotels and the W in Toronto in 2021. The two Autographs are Humaniti Autograph Collection Montreal and The Pearle Hotel and Spa Autograph Collection in…

Fanny Ryner and Valérie Marchand form VOILA. TORLYS welcomes product management director. Michael Willingham obituary.