1. The Delta Bessborough was built by the Canadian National Railway.
2. The hotel was designed by Archibald and Schofield of Montreal intentionally designed to resemble a Bavarian Castle.
3. Materials for the building included and came from: Tyndall stone from Manitoba, brick from the Claybank Brick Plant in Claybank, Saskatchewan,and tiles from Estevan, Saskatchewan.
4.The Hotel's first registered guest was Horace N. Stovin, he registered in December 10, 1935.
5. In 1972, Donald, Dick, and Marc Baltzan purchased the Bessborough. Canadian Pacific Hotels purchased Canadian National Hotels in 1982.
6.On May 30, 1931, Walter Pratt, General Manager of Hotels, Sleeping and Dining Cars of the Canadian National Railway announced that Sir Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and 14th Governor General of Canada had given consent for thehotel to be formally
named “The Bessborough”
7. Approx. 65,000 guests stay at the Bessborough every year.
8. Many famous people have stayed at the Bessborough including Bob Hope, Liberace, Bill Cosby, Nelly Furtado, Ozzy Osborne, Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed, and every prime minister since 1935 who has overnighted in Saskatoon.
9. 185 employees work at the Bessborough. (Part-Time and Full-Time)
10. There are no known ghosts in the hotel according to Nancy.
2. The hotel was designed by Archibald and Schofield of Montreal intentionally designed to resemble a Bavarian Castle.
3. Materials for the building included and came from: Tyndall stone from Manitoba, brick from the Claybank Brick Plant in Claybank, Saskatchewan,and tiles from Estevan, Saskatchewan.
4.The Hotel's first registered guest was Horace N. Stovin, he registered in December 10, 1935.
5. In 1972, Donald, Dick, and Marc Baltzan purchased the Bessborough. Canadian Pacific Hotels purchased Canadian National Hotels in 1982.
6.On May 30, 1931, Walter Pratt, General Manager of Hotels, Sleeping and Dining Cars of the Canadian National Railway announced that Sir Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and 14th Governor General of Canada had given consent for thehotel to be formally
named “The Bessborough”
7. Approx. 65,000 guests stay at the Bessborough every year.
8. Many famous people have stayed at the Bessborough including Bob Hope, Liberace, Bill Cosby, Nelly Furtado, Ozzy Osborne, Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed, and every prime minister since 1935 who has overnighted in Saskatoon.
9. 185 employees work at the Bessborough. (Part-Time and Full-Time)
10. There are no known ghosts in the hotel according to Nancy.