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Dress for Manitoba conditions 

Enjoy your day at the hill by following these suggestions 

A day at the ski hill can be fun, but 

without the proper gear, you’ll end up 

with frostbite or sweating. Here’s what 

to wear while skiing, boarding or tub - 

ing. 

Wear the following to make up the 

first layer: 

Thin, wicking, thermal shirt. It 

should be fitted to your chest, and it 

shouldn’t slide around while you walk. 

This will be your base garment, and it 

should fit you well. 

Tight, thermal pants. They should 

also be thin, and they should be pressed 

up against your legs. These will be the 

base for your legs. 

Make sure you have everything you 

need for the second layer. 

Additional layers should avoid being 

cotton as cotton will not wick moisture 

as synthetic materials or wool are able 

to do. It doesn’t need to be as tight, but 

it should still fit well. You should wear 

one with a long neck, as this will keep 

you warmer. 

Sweatpants. They should be rela - 

tively tight, or else it will be too bulky 

to put anything else on. 

Dress into the third layer. 

Slide on a ski jacket. This does need 

to fit you, but not perfectly. As long as 

it’s not too small, anything will do. 

Make sure that it is a ski jacket - not a 

hoodie, not a sweatshirt, but a ski 

jacket. Ski jackets are made special to 

keep you warm while skiing. If your 

jacket has a powder skirt, clip that on 

too. 

Put on ski pants. Once again, you 

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The first day of your life 

together deserves the most 

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professional staff. 

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Wedding Packages 

A wide range of menu options and full 

packages are available to suite all budgets. 

You will be working with an Event Planner 

throughout the entire planning process of 

your special day. The Event Planner is a 

trained member of our team who will handle 

all of the food & beverage and set-up 

details of your wedding day. This includes 

recommending local vendors that match 

both your taste and budget. 

need to wear ski pants, not anything 

else. Ski pants have an inner layer to 

prevent snow from getting in, which is 

very helpful. 

Add the final touches 

Layer your socks, a thin, cotton sock 

on the bottom layer for breathability, 

and a warm wool or other type thicker 

sock over that works well for me. 

Layer your socks, a thin, cotton sock 

on the bottom layer for breathability, 

and a warm wool or other type thicker 

sock over that works well for me. 

Put on ski boots. Any other boots 

won’t clip into your skis. Make sure 

they fit you well, because you wouldn’t 

want those falling off. 

Wear goggles. These aren’t necessary, 

but they do a great deal of good. Goggles 

are recommended on windy days, or if 

it’s precipitating. The bigger the better. 

Slip on a gator. Gators are basically 

felt tubes that you slip on your neck, 

which you can pull over your mouth on 

cold days. They are very helpful, and are 

recommended. 

Put on a hat or helmet. Helmet is pre - 

ferred, but a hat is fine too. If you do 

anything dangerous, where you could 

fall even as an expert skier, wear a hel - 

met. 

Put on ski gloves. Make sure that 

they are thick, and not regular gloves. 

Ski gloves are thicker and have a rubber 

lining on the outside for easy grip. 

These aren’t optional, because if you 

don’t wear them, you’ll have frostbite af - 

ter about an hour. 

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Asessippi Ski Area & Resort 

offers a stunning backdrop 

for your outdoor wedding. 

Tie the Knot 

overlooking the shell escarpment. 

Sugar Shacks One and Two 

feature stonework replaces. 

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the solitude of the rivers. 

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A wedding party poses for photographs in front of the main Asessippi Ski Area & Resort lodge on Dec. 31, 2011 

Something old, something new, 

a wedding with an amazing view 

By LISA LAMBERT 

for Asessippi Life 

If you’re looking for some - 

thing unique for an upcom - 

ing wedding, imagine a cere - 

mony overlooking the Shell 

Valley. Then picture the wed - 

ding party riding a chairlift 

down to the main chalet for 

an evening with family and 

friends. That’s only one of 

several setting options avail - 

able at Asessippi Ski Area & 

Resort which recently added 

wedding destination to its im - 

pressive list of amenities and 

services. 

“We have just done a few 

wedding shows last year,” 

wrote Blue Moffatt, the re - 

sort’s Food and Beverage 

Manager and Summer Opera - 

tions Manager, in an inter - 

view conducted via email. 

“This is something new to 

promote the wedding 

market.” 

Having already partici - 

pated in bridal shows in 

Yorkton and Brandon, Mof - 

fatt plans to head to a show 

in Regina this year and an - 

other one in Winnipeg in 

January 2013. As for getting 

the word out, she cited a 

cross-promotion with a local 

photographer, whose images 

from a winter wedding are 

featured on the resort’s web - 

site, and how this has helped 

“create a marketing 

package.” 

“It’s all here,” she de - 

tailed. “We can pull together 

your ceremony, your dinner 

and your dance all in one lo - 

cation. Having an experi - 

enced wedding planner is 

also invaluable. 

There are many 

components to 

planning your 

wedding that 

you don’t think 

of. All inclusive 

packages with 

a ccommoda - 

tions, dinner, 

etc. can be cre - 

ated.” 

Some of the 

choices featured 

on the website 

are Tie the Knot 

at the Top; Sugar Shack I and 

II, with banquet rooms mod - 

elled after French Canadian 

Sugar Shacks; The River’s 

Edge, where couples can ex - 

change their vows alongside 

the Shell River and transpor - 

tation can be provided by 

horse and carriage. A garden 

setting is also an option for 

summer nuptials. 

The resort provides full 

catering of weddings on-site 

thanks to a partnership with 

the Russell Inn Food and Bev - 

erage staff. Moffatt added that 

for summer weddings there 

are a lot of areas for camping 

as well as Bed & Breakfasts 

for overnight guests. “We will 

build your wedding package 

including accommodation at 

Russell Inn for you, if you 

wish. Honeymoon packages 

are also available. A one-stop 

shop as such.” 

What kind of 

timeline does 

planning a wed - 

ding involve 

and what sort of 

costs or price 

range are cou - 

ples looking at? 

“I will work 

with any 

budget. It can be 

simple or very 

elegant,” wrote 

the veteran wed - 

ding planner. “I 

have booked 

and catered over 300 wed - 

dings in my career and there 

are many different styles of 

weddings, let me tell you. 

Some can take one meeting, 

with others I meet weekly 

with the brides. It depends on 

the degree of the event. I can 

do all components of the 

event as a planner. Or we can 

simply do the ceremony, 

which would be probably one 

meeting. Booking a location 

for your wedding can be for a 

ceremony venue as little as 

$300 or up to a full service 

planned event for $75 per per - 

son. All very dependent on 

your event.” 

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“They love the 

idea of getting 

married at the 

top of the Quad 

and riding the 

lift down.” 

-Blue Moffatt 

Food & Beverage Manager 


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FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 

When asked if they have 

any weddings booked for the 

new year, Moffatt indicated 

there are currently three 

bookings and possibly a 

fourth one: “One atop of the 

Quad in a tent then they ride 

the lift down, one at the Old 

Asessippi town site, one at 

the edge of the river and an - 

other still discussing.” 

Since this interview was 

done, the resort has con - 

firmed a total of 10 weddings 

booked for 2013. 

Which is the most popular 

way for couples to tie the 

knot? 

“They love the idea of get - 

ting married at the top of the 

Quad and riding the lift 

down,” she noted. 

As for other notable 

trends when it comes to wed - 

dings these days, she ex - 

plained, “Well, over the past 

years, it has become about 

the décor. Lots of money has 

been put toward the finishing 

touches. There are several 

decorators in the area that 

we work with.” 

In addition to working 

with talented local decora - 

tors, “The great thing about 

this location is we have the 

décor - the great outdoors. 

What a view! As well, plan - 

ning what is special to you,” 

Moffatt summed up. 

Lisa Lambert is a freelance 

writer who lives in Winnipeg. 


F EBRUARY 2013 3 

Events 

List 

See website for details 

www.asessippi.com 

February 2 - Women’s Only Snowboard Camp 

Designed for women who want to push their snowboarding 

just a little further. Progress at your own 

comfort level. 

February 16 – Rail Wars - See advertising. 

February 17-18 - Asessippi Homecoming & 

Louis Riel Day - See advertising. 

March 2 – Coca Cola Day - With every purchase 

of a bottle Coke or Rock Star or any fountain drink 

you will get a chance to spin the Coke wheel for 

prizes. There will be Coke reps at the following 

locations and times: 

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Cafeteria playing Spin to Win 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Give-aways at the resort 

(skill testing question must be answered correctly). 

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Spin to win in the pub with 

purchase of a Coke product 

March 2 – Slope Style - This competition will be 

held on course with a variety of hits, jumps, rails, 

tables & big-airs, with two or more lines that the 

competitor may choose to perform. Skiers and 

boarders welcome. 

March 9 – Ski Cross Championships 

March 14 - SUPER PASS SALE BEGINS 

Adult $279, Youth/Senior $239, Child $169 

Watch for details 

March 16 – Banff Ice Big Air Competition 

We call it big air for a reason. This is one of the 

most exciting and anticipated events of the year. 

Large amounts of spectators turn out to see riders 

put it all on the line. There is no better way to spend 

a Saturday than seeing the best freestyle riders and 

skiers putting on a great show. Over $1000 cash to 

give a way and a ton of prizes. 

March 23 – Superpass BBQ & Bene t Concert 

All proceeds from the concert will go towards Free 

The Children. All our superpass holders are invited 

to the resort for the day to pick up their new 

super passes and have a burger and drink on us. 

Throughout the day there will be live music in the 

courtyard on the GX 94 stage. There will be donation 

tins all around the resort to 

collect donations for Free the Children. 

March 31 – Slush Cup - Do you dare to take the 

plunge? Prizes for the biggest splash, best costume, 

top style and move. This is also the last day 

of the season, don’t miss it! 

More events are posted online or 

call the resort for more information. 

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Don Amero knows he is on the right road 

With four albums now, the Winnipeg singer/songwriter will return to Asessippi 

Don Amero remembers it 

well. It was the day that 

changed his life. 

On Sept. 15, 2007, he 

walked off his job as a hard - 

wood flooring installer and 

set out to pursue music full - 

time. And what a good day 

that turned out to be! In the 

past four years, Amero has 

released three albums that 

generated two national 

awards and 12 nominations. 

He has toured the country 

from coast-to-coast, been in - 

vited to play festivals, been 

asked to perform with sym - 

phony accompaniment, and 

appeared on national televi - 

sion concerts. While a lot has 

happened for Amero in a 

seemingly short time, in actu - 

ality, it was a long road for 

him to get to where he is to - 

day. 

From the notoriously 

tough North End of Winni - 

peg, Amero faced his share of 

adversity growing up. With 

poverty, gangs, drugs and 

violence all around, fortu - 

nately, his life was tempered 

by love, support, and faith in 

a Greater Power. Shaped and 

molded by his own experi - 

ences, Amero’s music now 

carries both the depth of 

hardship and luminosity of 

hope. For all who take the 

time to listen, his message is 

one of encouragement, posi - 

tivity and beauty, despite the 

harshness of the world. 

Amero’s desire to take a 

serious shot at music was ig - 

nited with the unexpected 

success of his debut album - 

fittingly called Change Your 

Life. Released in the fall of 

2006, it garnered the #1 spot 

Don Amero 

on the National Aboriginal 

Countdown and received a to - 

tal of seven nominations for 

the Aboriginal Peoples 

Choice Music Awards (APC - 

MAs). In February of 2009, 

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writer of the Year at the Ca - 

nadian Folk Music Awards, 

Male Artist of the Year at the 

Canadian Aboriginal Music 

Awards, and two more nomi - 

nations at the APCMAs. 

His third album, The Long 

Way Home, was released in 

the fall of 2010. With impecca - 

ble production and presenta - 

tion, The Long Way Home is 

receiving great reviews from 

media, and generating excite - 

ment among fans. The 

country-flavoured first single 

Right Where I Wanna Be has 

been featured on radio sta - 

tions across Canada, and con - 

tinues to climb the charts. 

Heart On My Sleeve - his 

fourth album - was released 

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Amero is deeply inspired 

by his life, his family, and his 

surroundings. That’s why he 

makes a point of spending as 

much time as possible at the 

cabin, canoeing in the wilder - 

ness, or traveling with his 

wife. Because no matter what 

else is going on, it’s the little 

things that matter most to 

him. 

Even though you could 

say it has been a long road 

for Don Amero, that’s okay. 

Because he knows for certain 

that now, he’s on the right 

one. 

Amero will play three sets 

in the Powder Keg Pub at the 


on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sat - 

urday, March 2 as part of the 

Subway Snow Packed Music 

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Powder Keg Pub 

3 sets starting at 4:30, 6:15 & 8:00 pm 

January 26 Nathan Lay 

February 2 Don Amero 

February 9 Rob Young 

February 16 & 23 TBA 

March 2 Don Amero 

March 9 Mike Oakley 

March 16 Curtis Newton Tentative 

Sunday Brunch 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm 

No lift ticket required, 

come & join us for delicious brunch served in the Sugar Shacks. 


Assorted salads, fruit, scrambled egg, 

bacon, sausage, ham, pasta, meatballs, 

pancakes, desserts, coff ee and juice. 

Only $15.00 per person 

Youth (5-12) $7.50 

Children 4 & under free 

Phone: 204.564.2000 

www.asessippi.com



Hawryluk living his dream with Wheat Kings 

Roblin product grew up wanting to play with the Western Hockey League team in Brandon 

By ROBIN WARK 

for Asessippi Life 

Roblin’s Jayce Hawryluk 

is thrilled to be able to pur - 

sue his hockey career with 

the Brandon Wheat Kings. 

“It is a dream come true,” 

the son of Terry and Sandra 

Hawryluk said in a phone in - 

terview. “I’ve always wanted 

to play in the WHL and to 

play for the Brandon Wheat 

Kings. It is so close to home. 

My parents come to almost 

every game.” 

Hawryluk remembers 

well going to Western 

Hockey League games while 

growing up to watch such 

Wheaties stars as Colby Ro - 

bak and Scott Glennie, who 

are now playing profession - 

ally. A rookie, who just 

turned 17, Hawryluk is 

quickly becoming a player 

fans of all ages come to 

watch. 

The 5-foot-10, 186-pound 

forward is second on the 

Wheat Kings in scoring with 

28 points, and 10 goals, in 38 

games, as of Jan. 30. On that 

date, Hawryluk was tied for 

ninth in the WHL in rookie 

scoring. He also had 26 pen - 

alty minutes. After accumu - 

lating eight points and three 

goals in eight games, Hawry - 

luk was named the Tip Top 

Tailors Brandon Wheat 

Kings Player of the Month 

for December. 

“As a 16-year-old, Jayce 

has played a significant role 

with our team this season,” 

Wheat Kings assistant coach 

Dave Anning wrote in an 

email interview. “He com - 

petes very hard and plays 

with a lot of pace to his 

game. He has a quick release 

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Jayce Hawryluk has 10 goals and 18 assists in 42 games 

“He competes very hard and plays 

with a lot of pace to his game. He has 

a quick release and is able to score.” 

and is able to score.” 

National stage 

Hawryluk is also on 

Hockey Canada’s radar. He 

played for Team Manitoba at 

the Western Canada Under-16 

Challenge Cup in Moose Jaw 

in 2011. Earlier this year 

Hawryluk suited up for Team 

West at the 2013 World 

Under-17 Hockey Challenge 

in Victoriaville and Drum - 

-David Anning 

Brandon Wheat Kings Assistant Coach 

mondville, Que. He had 16 

penalty minutes in four 

games and was named the 

team’s Player of the Game in 

a loss to Finland. 

“Jayce played a big role 

with our team, however 

could not play the last two 

games because of injury,” 

Team West head coach Don 

MacGillivray, who leads the 

Winnipeg Blues in the Mani - 

toba Junior Hockey League, 

wrote in an email interview. 

“He has a real competitive 

spirit and plays hard.” 

Drafted in the second 

round, 32nd overall, in the 

2011 WHL Bantam Draft, 

Hawryluk had a standout sea - 

son last winter with the 

Parkland Rangers. He fin - 

ished fourth in the Manitoba 

AAA Midget Hockey League 

in goals (31) and points (67). 

Last summer he worked out 

with current teammates Ryan 

Pulock and Jens Meilleur, 

who used to play for the Way - 

wayseecappo Wolverines of 

the Manitoba Junior Hockey 

League. 

“They pushed me every 

day to be stronger and 

faster,” said Hawryluk, who 

also focused on the mental as - 

pects of the game in the sum - 

mer. 

Even with all of the hard 

work and his previous suc - 

cess, he still had to adjust to 

major junior hockey. He said 

the game is more physical 

and you have less time with 

the puck. 

“It has been a big step 

that’s for sure. ... The first 

shift everything was a lot 

faster. Everybody is a lot 

more skilled and bigger guys. 

... Every player’s an elite 

player.” 

Off-ice adjustment 

In addition, Hawryluk had 

to adjust to things off the ice. 

With 72 regular season games 

compared to 44, more atten - 

tion had to be paid to eating 

right, working out and rest - 

ing. 

“Young players have a lot 

of responsibilities while play - 

ing junior hockey, including 

school, being at the rink 

Asessippi Homecoming 

February Long Weekend 

Saturday, February 16, 

Check out one of our biggest freestyle snowboard and ski events with up to $4000 

in cash up for grabs. Xtreme Adrenaline, our headlining sponsors, will be out calling 

tricks, while a DJ spins all afternoon. BBQ and Beer gardens will be available below in 

Central Park. 

Sunday, February 17, 

Resort is open late until 8:00 pm with a huge 

reworks display approximately 8:20 pm 

Monday, February 18, 

Come on out on Monday and celebrate Louis Riel day, 

with kids face painting, Kids movies, and demos offered 

by Fresh Air experience. 

Invite your family & friends! 

every day, working out and 

managing their time,” An - 

ning wrote. “Jayce has ad - 

justed very well and is con - 

tinuing to learn from our 

older players as to how to use 

his time wisely and develop a 

positive routine.” 

Hawryluk had to learn 

how to balance a busy hockey 

schedule, including long road 

trips, with his studies at Cro - 

cus Plains Regional Secon - 

dary School in Brandon. He 

noted that even the new 

school was an adjustment as 

it was much bigger and he 

didn’t know everyone like 

back home. 

“We are gone a lot. We 

have to get our homework 

done and we have study 

halls. ... It is hard to do, but 

it can be done.” 

As the season has gone 

on, Hawryluk has made the 

necessary adjustments. On 

the ice, he is getting more ice 

time and more power-play 

time. 

“I just feel a lot more com - 

fortable out there with the 

puck,” he said. 

The rookie has certainly 

had an impact and impressed 

his veteran teammates. 

“He is a gritty player who 

can put the puck in the net,” 

teammate Chad Robinson of 

Minnedosa said in a phone 

interview. 

Family support 

Hawryluk believes his 

family has played a crucial 

role in his success. He re - 

members well the support his 

grandfather, the late Borden 

Hawryluk, provided for his 

hockey career. 

“He’d call me to come 

down to his office and he’d al - 

ways have something for me 

... gloves, sticks, doughnuts ... 

I wish he’d been able to 

watch me now. I know he is 

watching from above.” 

Hawryluk’s father has 

coached him in the past. Both 

of his parents have driven 

him to countless practices 

and games, while he noted 

that his mom is always posi - 

tive. He appreciates all that 

they have done for him. 

“They have been my big - 

gest supporters, that’s for 

sure.” 

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is a freelance writer who lives 

in Sooke, BC. His work regu - 

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Robbery at Asessippi townsite in the early 1900s 

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The following article, writ - 

ten by A.R. Devlin, was origi - 

nally published in Manitoba 

Pageant, a Manitoba Histori - 

cal Society publication in 

Autumn 1972, Volume 18, 

Number 2. 

 

A few miles upstream 

from where the Shell River 

joins the Assiniboine, the 

McKay family established a 

boarding house and store in 

the 1890s or early 1900s. 

There was also a grist mill 

and sawmill run by water 

power. In the early years, 

some very spectacular log 

drives took place on the Shell 

River, between the Duck 

Mountain area and the dam 

at Asessippi. 

In the years between 1910 

and 1914, many central Euro - 

pean immigrants came to the 

region and settled around the 

Leonard and Bolton districts. 

These people came mainly 

from what was known as 

Galicia, and for short were 

called Gillies by the local peo - 

ple. 

One hot, sultry afternoon 

in August, four Galicians 

drove down the Asessippi 

hill, with a fast-stepping team 

of bay horses hitched to a 

democrat. (This is a fourwheeled 

vehicle, usually with 

double seats similar to the 

surrey with the fringe on 

top.) They came down the hill 

from the east and trotted the 

horses across the bridge on 

the Shell River. One man 

dropped off on the bridge, 

carrying a shotgun, as sentry 

from that direction; another 

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was spotted on the hill road 

coming from the northwest, 

or Roblin road; the other two 

then drove up to McKay’s 

store, tied the team to the 

hitching post and entered the 

store, armed with shotguns. 

Cash and safe stolen 

The startled attendant was 

easily overcome, and was tied 

and gagged. The men took all 

the cash from the wooden 

drawer in the counter, then 

carried the small safe out and 

loaded it on the democrat. 

The attendant had convinced 

them that he did not know 

the combination, this being 

handled by Mr. McKay sr., 

who was away at the time. 

The outpost sentries were 

called in, and the four men 

drove back across the bridge, 

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turning north upstream along 

the Shell River towards Leon - 

ard village. 

About an hour later, a 

farmer customer discovered 

the store attendant and re - 

leased him. After a quick 

meeting with some of the 

managers of the boarding 

house, the grist and sawmills, 

etc., a horseman was dis - 

patched to Russell to inform 

the local sheriff, George 

Wishart, of the robbery. 

(There was no telephone in 

the district.) As it is 14 miles 

from Asessippi to Russell, the 

sheriff did not leave until the 

next day. On arrival, he pro - 

ceeded to form a posse to 

round up the robbers. Fortu - 

nately the attendant was able 

to give a good description of 

the men, and even identify 

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two by name. 

The sheriff appointed four 

men to act as deputies: Jack 

Devlin, a Boer war veteran; 

Jack Adams, a veteran of the 

Riel Rebellion; a Mr. Arm - 

strong and Tom McLennan. 

All were armed with rifles. 

On horseback the posse, 

headed by George Wishart, 

rode down the trail after the 

robbers, but by this time the 

tracks were dim. 

About ten miles from the 

scene of the crime, they ques - 

tioned a few farmers who 

were very frightened, but 

who volunteered the informa - 

tion that some men had 

passed by the day before and 

seemed in a great hurry. 

Later they received word of 

where these men had 

camped. On arrival there, 

they found the small safe un - 

opened. Several attempts had 

been made to blast it open 

with stumping powder but 

these were unsuccessful. 

By this time, the sheriff 

had fairly accurate informa - 

tion on who the robbers 

were, and the next day was 

able to pick up all four sus - 

pects at their homes without 

having to use force. The men 

were taken to Russell and 

lodged in the local jail, then 

later moved to Minnedosa for 

the fall assizes. They all re - 

ceived sentences of several 

years for armed robbery. 

This episode took place 

before the formation of the 

Manitoba Provincial Police, 

who were later incorporated 

into the RCMP. 

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Editor’s note: The following 

article appeared in an issue of 

the Western Hotelier, a hotel 

management magazine . It has 

been edited and is reprinted 

with permission of the pub - 

lisher. 

■ 

In 1984, The Russell Inn 

was a 13-year-old motel with 

30 rooms, a formal dining 

room, coffee shop and lounge. 

Business was good in the sum - 

mer, okay throughout the 

shoulder seasons (spring & 

fall) but like a lot of prairie 

properties, winter reserva - 

tions often went cold. 

That year, Daymon Guillas 

was hired as general manager 

of the motel in Russell – a bus - 

tling town on the Yellowhead 

Highway, about halfway be - 

tween Winnipeg and Saska - 

toon – and he remembers step - 

ping out of his car and gazing 

at the highway running in 

front of the property. There 

was something about the loca - 

tion that seemed promising. 

“I looked up and down the 

Yellowhead that day and said 

to myself, ‘there’s a far 

greater opportunity for us 

here than just running a road - 

side motel,’” Guillas recalls. “I 

could see that by adding a 

cluster of complementary 

businesses, we could get more 

people to stop.” 

Four season success 

Almost 30 years later, Guil - 

las is still getting people to 

stop. Today, The Russell Inn & 

Conference Centre is a 97room 

hotel with full service 

conference centre, pool, wa - 

terslide and indoor hot tub, 

fitness and games rooms, fam - 

ily dining room, Pizza Hut Ex - 

press, Subway restaurant, 

neighbourhood-style pub, beer 

store and an adjoining Esso 

gas bar and C-store complete 

with a Tim Horton’s fran - 

chise. 

Over the years, The Rus - 

sell Inn’s business cluster has 

blossomed even more for Guil - 

las and his two partners that 

own the property. In 2004, The 

Russell Inn purchased the 

Jolly Lodger Motel across the 

street and in 2007 opened Ho - 

tel Dieu, a three-suite bou - 

tique hotel in a heritage build - 

ing in downtown Russell. 

Since then it also converted a 

former service station/restau - 

rant into hotel suites. 

All this growth has cer - 

tainly contributed to The Rus - 

sell Inn’s ongoing success but 

it’s been the inclusion of the 


into the ownership group’s 

portfolio (the company is the 

majority shareholder of the 

ski resort) that has turned the 

hotel into a year-round desti - 

nation. 

“The Russell Inn is now 

busy over the four seasons,” 

Guillas declares. “Summers 

are taken up by the tourist 

and seniors travel market, 

spring and fall are big confer - 

ence seasons and hunting is 

huge here in Russell. But, 

thanks to our involvement in 

the ski resort, we’ve become 

the ‘playground of the prai - 

ries’ and our busiest time is 

winter.” 

The Russell Inn is one of 

the area’s largest employers 

with 130 people staffing the 

hotel’s business entities. An - 

other 200 work in season at 

the ski resort. Guillas notes 

that the ski resort attracts 

visitors within a 500-kilometre 

radius, encircling Winnipeg, 

Regina, Moose Jaw, Saska - 

toon, The Pas and Minot, ND. 

“We attract nearly 100,000 ski - 

ers a year.” 

To capture even more of 

the outdoor-inclined market, 

The Russell Inn launched As - 

essippi Cottage Cove in 2005, a 

year-round vacation home de - 

velopment at the Asessippi 

site. Guillas says the fourphase 

initiative is designed to 

be affordable to middle in - 

come families and by the time 

it’s finished, Cottage Cove will 

have 500 vacation homes. 

“Besides downhill skiing 

and snowboarding, we want to 

develop Asessippi into a fourseason 

outdoor adventure des - 

tination with river tubing, zip 

lines, all-terrain biking, snow - 

mobiling and cross-country 

skiing,” he remarks. 

Investing in a ‘prairie play - 

ground,’ as Guillas describes 

the ski resort, has been a sig - 

nificant business decision for 

The Russell Inn. Besides guar - 

anteeing increased traffic to 

the hotel, the development has 

promised it a successful fu - 

ture. 

“Developing the ski resort 

in the 1990s has been impor - 

tant because it took a strug - 

gling company and turned it 

into one that’s expanded sig - 

nificantly and continues to 

grow,” Guillas states. 

Rooms added 

Since its establishment in 

1971, The Russell Inn has un - 

dergone renovation, recon - 

struction and retrofit to arrive 

at its current 97-room configu - 

ration. The more recent re - 

make totalled $1.8 million and 

was completed in 2007 with 

the addition of 27 rooms and 

4,000 square feet of office 

space. One unique feature of 

the property is an energyefficient 

heating system which 

acquires warmth from geo - 

thermal sources and waste 

heat. Guillas says the original 

system was installed in 2001 at 

a cost of $700,000 and because 

it was designed to be added to, 

the 27 new rooms were all eas - 

ily connected. 

“The heating system 

achieves a number of things 

for us,” Guillas explains. “For 

instance, when we built our 

new pool, we ensured that the 

system captured waste heat 

from the atmosphere and after 

being dehumidified it’s used 

to heat the pool. We’ve never 

turned the pool heater on to 

heat the pool and in the sum - 

mer we have to pump cold wa - 

ter in to cool down the tem - 

perature.” 

The facility’s system also 

takes waste heat from the 

kitchen and compressor rooms 

and uses it to heat guest room 

water tanks. As well, all the 

hotel’s guest rooms are heated 

geothermally and with heat 

pumps. 

“It’s a great system be - 

cause there’s nothing that’ll 

break down and it’s whisperquiet,” 

adds Guillas. 

To complement The Rus - 

sell Inn’s expanded facilities, 

the hotel’s conference centre 

offers all-inclusive packages to 

budget-minded clients looking 

for rural ambience. Guillas 

says rates are tailored to indi - 

vidual needs and the confer - 

ence centre can accommodate 

a wide variety of events. 

“We have three rooms – 

the Yellowhead, which holds 

230 delegates, the Route 83, 

which is designed for smaller 

groups of 60, and the Ases - 

sippi, which is perfect for inti - 

mate meetings,” he explains. 

“As well, all the conference 

rooms and guest rooms – from 

standards to suites – feature 

high-speed Internet.” 

Getting more people to stop 

at the Russell Inn may have 

been Daymon Guillas’ intent 

when he envisioned building a 

cluster of complementary 

businesses next to the prop - 

erty in the ‘80s. Now, with an 

expanded facility and three 

other hotel properties tapped 

into the seasonal success of 

the Asessippi Ski Area & Re - 

sort, Guillas’ goal is to get 

folks to not only stop, but to 

stay and play as well. 

“We’re proud of our prop - 

erties and what they bring to 

Russell and the surrounding 

communities,” he declares. 

“I’ve been to other parts of 

Canada and I haven’t seen a 

situation quite like this: a 

cluster of businesses on one 

property owned by one group. 

It’s unique.” 


With its cluster of complementary businesses, The Russell Inn Hotel 

& Conference Centre is getting people to stop, stay and play year-round 

From top: Signage welcomes 

guests to the Russell Inn; the 

Inn’s pool and waterslide is 

popular; Asessippi Ski Area 

& Resort is more popular 

every season; the first phase 

of Cottage Cove at Asessippi 

is over 75 percent sold.


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