Backgrounder: details of the contributions awarded to four hotel establishments in Gaspésie

Backgrounder

August 1, 2019 - Gaspé, Quebec – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)

The hotel establishments Hôtel Plante, Riôtel Percé, Motel Fraser, and Motel Adams will be able to enhance the quality of their tourism offering and improve their competitiveness by receiving repayable contributions totalling $2,170,038 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.

The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue, announced that funding today. The funding awarded by the Government of Canada will enable the recipient companies to achieve the objectives that they have set for themselves. Carrying out their respective projects will generate total investments of over $5.6 million and create six jobs in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region.

The funding was awarded under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program.

Hôtel Plante (2440-4246 Québec Inc.)

Repayable contribution of $1,338,816 out of a total investment of $3,027,633

Hôtel Plante, a family business that has existed since 1959, is rated as a 3-star establishment that, today, has 42 units with a view over Gaspé Bay, including studios with equipped kitchen.

The project involves expanding and developing the hotel to increase and enhance its tourism offering and competitiveness. The main activities that will be undertaken are construction work for adding 21 accommodation units, an indoor pool, a spa and a gym; purchasing furniture and equipment for the 21 new units; and doing work for developing the exterior, including a patio for clients.

CED’s contribution will cover all of these aspects, except those pertaining to the exterior development and the patio.

The project will create six jobs.

Riôtel Percé (9011-6641 Québec Inc.)

Repayable contribution of $354,772 out of a total investment of $1,400,000

Riôtel Percé, an accommodation complex rated as 3-star, operates six months of the year and has 80 accommodation units, a meeting room, a restaurant and a spa. The establishment is a subsidiary of Groupe Riôtel Hospitalité Inc., which also owns the Riôtel Bonaventure and the Riôtel Matane. The strategic location of Riôtel Percé and its privileged access to the sea make it an exceptional site and create synergy with the Groupe’s other accommodation establishments for offering “Gaspésie Tour” packages.

The project targets Riôtel Percé’s productivity and expansion through capital works and improvements for enhancing the quality of its service offering and increasing its competitiveness.

CED’s contribution has been used for: enhancing the accommodation units; modernizing the bathrooms in the executive suites; adding balconies for the rooms on the 2nd floor; installing air-conditioners; putting in a conference room; and enhancing the common areas, including renovating the reception and the exterior.

Motel Fraser (9224-6453 Québec Inc.)

Repayable contribution of $ 350,000 out of a total investment of $842,900

Motel Fraser has been in Chandler since 1977. In addition to its 30 accommodation units, this establishment rated as a 3-star facility offers a high-quality restaurant, a bar, a conference room, an outdoor pool and access to a lake for water sports.

The project involves modernizing the motel to increase the quality of its tourism offering and its competitiveness. The main activities that will be undertaken are completely renovating the reception area and adding a meeting room; installing a swipe card system for the rooms; modernizing the laundry room; and purchasing furniture and decor for the restaurant part.

CED’s contribution will cover the work for the reception area and the addition of a meeting room, as well as the installing of a swipe card system for the rooms.

Motel Adams

Repayable contribution of $126,450 out of a total investment of $405,611

Motel Adams, a 3-star accommodation establishment, has existed since 1958 and today has 96 rooms. It also includes a restaurant, a restaurant-bar, a large meeting room that can be divided into four small rooms, and the Orléans Express bus terminal.

The project involves modernizing the motel to increase the quality of its tourism offering and its competitiveness. The main activities that will be undertaken are doing renovation work on the rooms in order to meet the requirements of the Rodeway Inn franchise of Choice Hotels; renovating a multi-purpose meeting room, including adapting the adjoining bathrooms to make them accessible for persons with reduced mobility; and purchasing furniture and equipment.

CED’s contribution will cover all of the project’s costs.

Summary

  • Number of projects: 4
  • Number of jobs created: 6
  • CED’s contributions: $2,170,038
  • Total investments generated by these projects: $5,676,144

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