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Courier
April 3/1975
Hotel Renovation complete.
A $2.5 million renovation program has been completed at CP Hotels' the Algonquin in St. Andrews. Major thrust of the project centered on the bedrooms and suites with private baths and showers being added to very room. Other renovations included the addition of four 50-seat meeting rooms; installation of new refrigeration, food-preparation and dishwashing equipment in the kitchen, construction of a 15-seat coffee shop.
The renovation program has been completed at the Algonquin Hotel. The program, which got underway in March last year, was designed to modernize the hotel's accommodation and dining facilities. The 200-room hotel, located on Passamaquoddy Bay 18 miles from St. Stephen/Milltown, has been operated by CP Hotels since 1973. The Algonquin is a summer-only resort and opens every year for a limited season. This year it will be in full operation from June 1 through to September 27.
"Our aim has been to modernize these facilities without disturbing the Algonquin's unique setting and charm," said James Frise, general manager. "And in both areas we have succeeded." Major thrust of the renovations have been centered on the bedrooms and suites. Private baths and showers have been added to every room. All rooms have also undergone thorough refitting and refurbishing. Bedroom corridors have been face lifted with alteration made to the lighting, carpets and walls. Four meeting rooms have been added to the hotel, increasing the number of conference facilities to seven. Conference rooms accommodate from 35 to 275 people. Audio-visual and technical equipment is now available.
The Algonquin kitchen has been re-designed to include new refrigeration, food preparation and dish-washing equipment. Last year, construction was completed on a 35-seat coffee shop that will allow guests to have a quick snack before heading to the various recreational facilities.
In the hotel's 375 seat dining room, the decor and lighting have been altered to provide a more intimate setting for evening dining. New facilities also include a redesigned lobby-lounge area where guests can write letters over a cup of coffee; an "attended" games room for children; a boutique; a casino that offers Saturday night dancing, bingo and a horse-racing game and an adult games room with billiards table, table tennis and tabletop shuffleboard. Other facilities to be found at the Algonquin include the 90-seat Dick Turpin's, an old English-style pub with live entertainment and the 96-seat Sunset Lounge which features relaxed after-dinner music and dancing.
On the recreational side, the Algonquin still offers everything a vacationer could ask for in a resort including a swimming pool, an 18-hole golf course, a similar nine-hole course, fishing, boating, championship tennis courts and cycling. The Algonquin is run exclusively on the modified American plan and rates start at $28 for a single room and $59 for a double.
Courier
April 10/1975
New Look for old building. Ordway Hall. Later torn down for Liquor store. Nice Drawing.
Courier
May 8/1975
Part 5 in St. Andrews Civic Trust series on building styles. Late Georgian. See 4 previous weeks. May 15 Federal Style. Part 7: Greek revival. Previous—Georgian, Cape Cod, Salt box.
Courier
June 5/1975
59th Annual Meeting of New Brunswick Nurses Assoc. at Algonquin. June 10 and 11.
Courier
June 12/1975
Light plane crash kills Seldon Smith, 45, of St. Stephen and Peck Smith.
Courier
July 31/1975
Suggestions for Tourist Industry. 3.6 million tourists in New Brunswick. $125 million industry.
Courier
Sept 25/1975
Tourism talks at St. Andrews and Algonquin.
Courier
Oct 9/1975
Death knell sounds for Ordway Hall.
Courier
Oct 23/1975
Local Artist Drawing Attention. Steven Smith of St. Stephen. Good photo.
Courier
Nov 27/1975
A history of Pharmacy in St. Andrews.
Courier
Dec 4/1975
More lots for St. Andrews. (old Argyll lot to be cut up for houses)
Town to purchase land bounded by Prince of Wales, Augustus and CPR for $21,000. 15 lots. Will recover purchase price and cost of services.