DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho Management LP and subsidiary DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho We Le Dai LP, operators of the Vital Abel Boarding Home, have acquired the former Slave Lake Inn at 4105 Franklin Ave.

Opened in March 2019, the business had been operating as a 31-unit hotel under previous ownership. The acquisition will lead to a transition of boarding home services from the Vital Abel Boarding Home in Ndil谦 to the new facility on Franklin Avenue.

SA国际影视传媒淚f you, for example, live in Aklavik and you have to come into Yellowknife for some medical treatment, and youSA国际影视传媒檙e not admitted to the hospital, you need somewhere to stay,SA国际影视传媒� said John Henderson, chief operating officer of DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho Management LP. SA国际影视传媒淭hat stay is with us at the Vital Abel boarding home in Ndil谦.

SA国际影视传媒淪o, over the past few years, occupancy has increased and we needed more space,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淪o we looked for more space over the past couple of years. And now, earlier this year, we started talking with the owners of the Slave Lake Inn about acquisition. So, basically, weSA国际影视传媒檙e removing operations of one of our key businesses into that facility after we renovate.SA国际影视传媒�

DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho plans to start those renovations immediately, including installation of a new commercial kitchen and room enhancements.

SA国际影视传媒淲e provide up to 60 meals, 60-plus meals, daily,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淎t a new facility, weSA国际影视传媒檒l be providing actually more than that because itSA国际影视传媒檒l be breakfast, lunch and dinner for up to 60 people. So that requires a full commercial kitchen, which is, as ISA国际影视传媒檝e come to learn, not cheap.SA国际影视传媒�

Although Henderson wouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 disclose the cost of the acquisition, he did reveal that the Yellowknives DeneSA国际影视传媒檚 economic development arm will probably SA国际影视传媒渋nvest a further million dollarsSA国际影视传媒� renovating the building.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency provided funding for DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho to make the investment.

DetSA国际影视传媒檕n ChoSA国际影视传媒檚 current medical travel facility in Ndil谦 will be repurposed for community housing, resulting in 11 apartment units for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho is also in the process of renaming the property. The new name will be representative of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, according to the organization.