The site of the new Comfort Inn and Suites hotel on Carlton Trail north of Frontier Centre was a hub of activity last week. Cranes had installed the first modular unit in place at the new hotel Tuesday and were ready to move on to the second unit. According to Darin Manegre, sales and relationship manager with CCR Hospitality, the plan is to set eight of these pre-built units in place per day until all the units have gone up. BCP Construction built the units in Three Hills, Alta., and the finished units have been transported to North Battleford to be put up, with 60 of the units ready on site. The finished hotel will have 105 rooms, but it will actually be 126 modular units that will be put in place, with a large number of them joined together on the main floor. The placement of modular units on site is the biggest milestone in the construction of the new hotel since the sod-turning last year. Manegre says people can expect to see the modules go up quickly at the location over the coming days. Photos by John Cairns
