Lhtako Dene Nation elders and councillors broke ground on a new hotel development in South Quesnel.
Braving the snow and wet weather, or as a Lhtako Dene elder called it, “a Cariboo spring”, members from the Band and shareholders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Fairfield Marriott Hotel that will be located at Balsam Avenue and Rita Road.
“This is something that’s been in the works for the past few years,” says Lhtako Dene councilor Raymond Aldred. “It’s a great honour to see this and reach this milestone. This is going to be a great asset to the community of Lhtako and to the community of Quesnel. It’s going to provide lots of resources to our community, jobs, everything, not only for everybody today, but for the future generations to come.”
The Fairfield Marriott hotel development was also approved by the City of Quesnel in a city council meeting held on April 1, 2025.
The hotel is proposed to have 79 units in total, including four long-term stay suites, and six accessible rooms, as well as full conference hosting amenities, including an indoor pool.
Lhtako Dene estimates construction will be complete and the hotel open in 2028.
The Fairfield Marriott is being designed by IBA Architecture Inc.
** updated to provide context of the hotel’s designers **
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