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MORTAR BOARD MEMORIES AT ST. JOHN GRAD St. John Catholic High School’s graduation was held on Friday, Oct. 5 and three graduates won the Governor General’s Award. They are, from the bottom, Holland Stille, bronze medal award for first place, McKayla Durant, second-highest grade standing and Julia Sweeney, third-highest grade standing. Sweeney was also the class of 2012’s valedictorian.
Parkside Inn re-christened as a Best Western Plus EMC News – The muchanticipated grand opening of the new Best Western Plus is on tap for Oct. 18. Corporate travelers, tourists and area residents had already begun to notice or hear about the changes happening at the 82 Peter St., Perth and next week, the public is invited to come see the changes for themselves. An investment group, comprised of the Saumure, Brownlee and Hinton families, purchased the property in December, 2011 and began the process and renovations to become a Best Western Plus. Affiliation with the world’s largest hotel chain involved
more than just the external signs. The Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn & Spa now has 54 boutique-style guestrooms, state-of-the-art banquet and meeting facilities, a fitness centre, and the Parkside Spa which is comprised of 7,500-square feet of spa treatment rooms, a therapeutic salt-water pool, steam room, hair salon and a full selection of Aveda products to serve local residents and hotel guests. “The news of the renovations and changes is important to our customers, residents, employees, and to the business community. We are delighted that we now have the
elevated status of being a Best Western Plus,” says Chris Saumure, a second-generation
“The feedback from our guests, family, and friends, along with the support from the community is very much appreciated...” BRENT BROWNLEE OWNERSHIP TEAM MEMBER
entrepreneur who analyzed the potential of this location with his parents – Guy and Carol Saumure. The Saumure
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family previously owned the Best Western in Smiths Falls which significantly influenced the decision to upgrade the Perth facility. Brent Brownlee, a member of the ownership team, comments on their new initiative. “What an exciting redevelopment project for all of us! The feedback from our guests, family, and friends, along with the support from the community is very much appreciated and has inspired the owners, management and staff. We have built a team to deliver great experiences at the Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn and Spa and we intend to be extensively involved with
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