| The Luseland Community Motel is a community-owned business, constructed in 1998. It features 14 quiet rooms. Nine doubles, 4 singles and 1 wheelchair accessible rooms. All rooms include air conditioning, coffee maker, microwave oven, and telephone with modem connection and ample paved parking and plug-ins in winter. | |
| Address: | 400 Pacific Avenue P.O. Box Luseland, SK S0L 2A0 |
| Rates: | Single: $48.00 + tax Double: $56.00 + tax |
| Phone: | (306) 372-4666 |
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| Credit Cards: | Visa MasterCard |
A town hall meeting was held on January 24, 1997 to announce
the community's intentions to build the Motel on donations Pattison's potential
donation.'
Pattison's backing ignited the community's enthusiasm and by April 1 of the
same year the community had already raised $105,000.
But with the bulk of funding for the project finally in place, there was still
one issue yet to be resolved before construction on the Motel could begin.
Although the Town owned a section of property near the arena suitable for
the construction of the Motel, the community had always wanted to build its
Motel on Pacific Avenue at the site of the former rail station.
The town had been involved in negotiations with the Canadian pacific Railway
for years about purchasing the land, but had limited success.
But the persistent chairperson of the local fundraising committee went to
Calgary and sat in the CPs corporate office until a sale agreement was struck.
The community eventually had the property it wanted.
The town of Luseland took out a $250,000 debenture to cover the remaining
costs of the project, securing the last of the equity.
On October 14, 1997 the sod was turned and the construction began on the 14
room, 23 bed Luseland Community Motel Ltd.
On March 18, 1998, the doors opened and the community welcomed its first customers.
On June 23, 1998 Jimmy Pattison returned to Luseland for the official ribbon
cutting ceremony of the Luseland Community Motel Ltd.
