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Lodge and Casino getting a facelift
Tenille Tellman “It facilitates their need to expand. They have to meet be wrapping up in the summer of 2009, while other plans
ttellman@medicinehatnews.com
AGLC (Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission) for renovations to the Fountain Lounge, the dining room
guidelines, plus they are a fairly steady business on their and regular buffets will be moving ahead closer to 2010.
Some of the many renovations planned for the Medicine
own — not to mention they have their own tour company Other facets in the building such as Alberta Massage and
Hat Lodge and Casino will be coming together in 2009.
and they bring people in.” Spa could go on to upgrade in the coming years, he said.
The main project currently underway is a full expansion
The renovation will include an increase of parking stalls
to the casino, physically doubling the size to be longer
from 411 to 736 and a new casino entrance altogether.
and wider.
The purchase of additional land will help separate the
Lodge facility from the residential homes behind them.
“It’ll reinvent the whole look of the casino because it’s
time for it to have a bit of a facelift,” said Medicine Hat
Parts of the original Lodge building are also being
Lodge general manager Jason Fraser.
freshened up. Some suites are getting new carpet and the
back wall of the waterpark has been restored. The entire
Once completed, the casino — which is owned and
roof is being redone and phase two of the ceiling project
operated by Casino by Vanshaw — will be better able to
should be underway later this year. More work for the
meet customer expectations with more machines and
waterpark and the older elevators are also on the list.
game tables. The Medicine Hat Lodge’s Lava Lounge
will also be expanded, creating more opportunities for
The overall vision is to take a 21-year-old building and
in-house entertainment such as live music and comedy
modernize it as much as possible, says Fraser. An updated
shows.
facility will enhance the customer experience and could
increase the need for more employees.
The Lodge acts as the food and beverage provider and
landlord for the casino. Fraser says while both the Lodge
However, some of the projects seem as though they’re
and the casino have done well in the past, the ongoing
piling up. Fraser says the overlap was not intentional but
need for the casino to stay viable and competitive in its
complications with weather, land deals and the rising
market made this particular renovation the priority on
construction price tag has slowed some aspects.
a list.
He expects some of the major changes for the casino to
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