Paquette Family Involvement, what makes a Hotel
Roselyn worked as a desk agent, waitress and cashier from 1966 till 1970.
Denis worked on the desk on the evening shift in 1966 until a job came available refueling at the airport.
Denis started working full time for the family in 1970, and his sister Roselyn returned to the family business a decade later. Brother Rick thought he might pursue a career change from teaching but the one year that he chose was not a great financial year for the Hotel and he returned to teaching. The Paquette siblings grew up in the hotel environment and have worked in every facet of the business.
In 1980 Denis took on the task of turning the hotel into a waterfront oriented building. The registration desk was moved to the waterfront and the old lobby was turned into a coffee shop.
Sister Roselyn rejoined the family business and took over front end operations.
We have a super staff team. Alice has been with us the longest, she started in 1967 and today is in charge of laundry.
Alice is 80 years young still putting in six to eight hours on her shift.
Roselyn looks after the front end, scheduling, hiring and decorating, Brenda works on marketing; Denis works on development and maintenance with a staff that concentrates on a ‘super clean’ Ecologically Friendly motto.
Father Roland although retired, is still active with lots of advice gathered from years of experience.
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