Hotel, seniors housing complex may be coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, March 23, 2018
Photos by John Drinkwater
Trevor Rempel (VP Sales & Marketing) Steel Creek Developers, outlines a new potential development in Neepawa, during a Rotary meeting held on Mar. 14, at ArtsForward.
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If their plans come to completion, Steel Creek Developers will be heading up what Town of Neepawa councillor Murray Parrott says is “a turning point project for Neepawa”. Parrott and Trevor Rempel of Steel Creek made a presentation to Neepawa Rotary Club on Wednesday, Mar. 14 at the club’s regular weekly lunch meeting.
The new development envisions a 60 room hotel with a pool, waterslide and a salt spa. The group hopes that the hotel will be a Best Western chain hotel.
“We want to use the salt under Neepawa for the pool and spa and tap into the historical aspect of the salt industry at Neepawa,” said Rempel.
From the 1940’s to the late 60’s, Neepawa had a salt well on the site of the Yellowhead Centre (YHC). In fact, the YHC hall is the former salt plant warehouse and the arena waiting room is part of the salt works building.
The complex will also have an 18 suite adult living apartment complex. The suites will all be on the second floor or higher with indoor parking on the main level. The 18 suites will all be two bedroom, two bathroom units, all the same size but varying in rental rate depending on location and view. To obtain an apartment a person has to invest $65,000 up front and they will receive three per cent interest on their investment as a credit on their rent at the end of the year. Rents will range from $1,750 to $2,000 per month including heat and light. The apartments will have in-suite laundry with a good sized kitchen.
The group is hoping to build on the former CN property just north of Hwy 16. “It will be close to several restaurants and it will have a 3-400 seat conference centre,” said Rempel. They hope that by adding a complex like this to Neepawa, that it will allow for more sports tournaments and conferences in the future.
The group hopes to get finances in place as soon as possible. Steel Creek has been involved in similar projects including one at Souris, Manitoba.
A drawing of the development’s exterior.
An artist’s rendering of the hotel’s indoor pool.
