The Marlborough Hotel

Weddings in Style As far back as Franca Cesario can remember, !e Marlborough Hotel was the venue for weddings in her community. "Years ago, all large Italian weddings and events were held there," she recalls. So when she married her husband Sel in April 1985, there was no question where the couple's wedding reception for 450 guests would be held. !e Skyview Ballroom, naturally. "Nothing compares to it," says Cesario. "I love those spacious windows and high ceilings in the ballroom." And 30 years later, she is excited to attend her daughter's wedding that is going to take place at !e Marlborough Hotel. !e couple looked around, but when they walked into the ballroom and caught its grandeur, the decision of where to host their wedding reception was quickly made. "It is pure elegance and the cream of the crop of venues in Winnipeg." !e Marlborough Hotel was also the setting for a family christening along with her in-laws' 25th anniversary party. "It's become a tradition in our family." Conference Repeat Food Matters Manitoba hosted its Growing Local Conference at !e Marlborough Hotel for three years running. Executive Director at Food Matters Manitoba, Kreesta Doucette says the Public Education Conference with 35 sessions brings together consumers, farmers, First Nations harvesters and everyone in between for three days of hands-on workshops, discussions and displays all about healthy, sustainable and fair food. Food Matters Manitoba partners with northerners, newcomers, farmers and families and Doucette said the hotel's strong connection with the North, is just one of the reasons the hotel is chosen year-over-year for this conference. Chef Gil Ferreira worked with organizers to source sustainably produced vegetables, eggs, meat, pasta and snacks for the conference. Doucette adds the conference "$lls the hotel" attracting between 350 and 700 people, and no matter what "the hotel sta% are always nice, professional and welcoming." Ethnic Appeal Since 2008, Winnipeg's Filipino community has staged its annual Philippine Independence Ball at the Skyview Ballroom on or around every June 12. Perla Javate, President of the Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba (PHCM), says the formal evening features speeches, entertainment, dinner and dance in the Skyview Ballroom. It's an ideal venue for the 450 guests from the community, including local Filipinos, Canadians and dignitaries. "I like the ballroom, it's the best facility in town," asserts Javate. "I like the high ceilings, the wide windows, the food is good and it's a%ordable." PHCM also enjoys a good relationship with the hotel sta%. "!ey're easy to work with and always so gracious in accommodating our requests." Javate o#en recommends !e Marlborough Hotel. As a result, she has attended dozens of Filipino functions in the venue, including many birthday debuts and quite a few birthday parties for seven-year-olds, events that are highly popular in the community. "We Filipinos enjoy having parties, and the hotel is patronized by our community quite o#en." Congratulations on your 100th Anniversary! Proud Supplier of The Marlborough Hotel 49 Omands Creek Blvd. • Winnipeg, MB Phone: (204) 985-5400 • Fax: (204) 697-1303 Toll-free at 1-800-661-4811 (204) 582-2364 247 Selkirk Avenue Congratulations on your 100 th Anniversary. 4VSYHWYTTPMIVWSJ½RIUYEPMX]FEOIHKSSHWJSVSZIV]IEVW 1914 - 2014 100th Anniversary! Ideal POS would like to congratulate The Marlborough Hotel on their You are a proud part of our heritage. www.idealPOS.ca • Your Ideal POS Partners • sales@IdealPOS.ca Western Canada's premiere distributors of hospitality products & amenities Proud Supplier to The Marlborough Hotel NATIONAL SALES SPECIALIZES IN COMPLETE RENOVATIONS AND NEW BUILDS Visit our website at www.nationalsales.ca • 204.633.3377 • Toll Free 1.866.786.3170 WHOLESALE HOTEL, HOSPITALITY & ELECTRONICS Congratulations on 100 Years! 4 w w w. t h e m a r l b o r o u g h . c a Thursday, October 16, 2014 Rave Reviews • The list of celebrities who have visited The Marlborough Hotel is impressive, most preeminent being Winston Churchill, who stayed in the hotel in 1925. Charlie Chaplin also visited the hotel along with other notables, including Margaret Trudeau, actor Patrick Swayze, scientist David Suzuki, pop stars Donny and Marie Osmond, Italian singer/composer/actor Nicola Di Bari and Nicole Brown Simpson. When Brad Pitt was shooting The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford in town, many of his meals were prepared by the hotel and delivered to his apartment. • The historic Marlborough is the birthplace of the Royal Canadian Legion, founded in 1925 in the aftermath of the First World War when more than a dozen veterans groups came together. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque in the lobby sanctions its founding as an event of national historical signi!cance. • When Canadian Idol launched, CTV held the very !rst rounds of auditions in Winnipeg at The Marlborough Hotel in April 2003. More than 670 contestants from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario "ooded into the hotel to try out. • The Marlborough was Winnipeg's !rst !reproof hotel, built with wire mesh windows, eight means of exit (enclosed staircases, !re escapes and three elevators), and steel and hollow tile support. It was also Canada's !rst hotel to employ a fully automatic sprinkler system. • The hotel was the long-time home to the Winnipeg Press Club, who had premises in the basement and later on the mezzanine "oor. Many notables dropped in for a drink, including author Pierre Berton, cartoonist Ben Wicks, comedians Wayne and Shuster, actors Ed Asner, Je# Conaway and Larry Linville, Linda Lovelace, as well as wrestlers Gene Kiniski and Mad Dog Vachon. The Marlborough Hotel - Fast Facts !is special 100th Anniversary feature was produced by newINK Publishing Solutions and the Winnipeg Free Press CALGARY EDMONTON REGINA SASKATOON WINNIPEG www.inlandAV.ca Congratulations on your 100 Anniversary. Sales, Installation, Rentals & Managed Services 204.786.6521 Inland Audio Visual wish our friends at The Marlborough Hotel the very best for their 100th anniversary celebrations. We are proud to have worked with you for over 40 years and look forward to working together for at least another 100! Winnipeg's number one choice for outstanding Home Resort products. TOLL FREE: 1-888-223-5861 | INFO@ILOVEMYOASIS.COM | 1000 ST. ANNE'S ROAD HAPPY 100 YEARS! From your friends at Oasis! THE MARLBOROUGH HOTEL would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all those who made this publication possible. Share your stories Do you have a funny, interesting or touching story that you wish to share with us about your stay or experience at The Marlborough Hotel? Whether it's a time, you stayed overnight or spent time in the lounge or if you attended a wedding or conference? We want to hear your stories about The Marlborough Hotel and hope to share the best on our website or at the Gala Dinner and Dance on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Email us at: 100stories@themarlborough.ca

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