BraeBurn Inn Company Profile

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Comfortable Rooms
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Brought to you in a
beautiful setting.

The BraeBurn Inn

BraeBurn Inn Company Profile

A view of the Inn from the hills.

A Place to Relax & Enjoy:
the BraeBurn Inn

        With the hills of the Qu'Appelle Valley to the south and east of it, and trees, grass and bushes all around it, the BraeBurn Inn feels like it's out of town. Yet it is within the boundaries of the Town of Fort Qu'Appelle, and within minutes of all four lakes, two wonderful golf courses and a ski hill, plus the downtown area of Fort Qu'Appelle.

Background:
        The BraeBurn Inn was built as the Valley Trails Motel in 1956. It was renovated in the early 90's and has been completely redecorated over the past 10 years. Renovations continue to date, including two rooms made wheelchair accessible during 2009. All the beds and bedding have been renewed, as well as most of the furnishings. The RV Park was added during the summer of 1998 with sewer added in 2003-4. Geothermal heating and cooling, and solar preheating of the domestic hot water were added in the fall of 2008.
        Beverly & Pieter van der Breggen took over the motel in July of 1999, and have continued to operate it as the BraeBurn Inn. Their eldest son, Ab, is now also a shareholder and works on motel projects full-time.
        Bev and Piet lived in the Village of Fort San for 15 years prior to that, so are no strangers to this area. Bev is the President of the corporation--624035 Saskatchewan Ltd.--which operates as The BraeBurn Inn. She has a background in bookkeeping and administration and served as Administrator of the R.M. of North Qu'Appelle for 20 years before retiring in January 2012. Pieter is Secretary/Treasurer, and handles the day-to-day operation of the motel. He has a background in corporate communications, internet site design and the newspaper business. Ab is in charge of repairs and renovations. He has a background in restaurant management and has trained in restaurant and hotel management.

The Name:
        The name, BraeBurn, was derived from two Scottish words, brae and burn. Brae meaning "hills" and Burn, "River"--thus River of the Hills. Although Pieter's parents came from the Netherlands, and the van der Breggen name reflects that Dutch heritage, he likes the Scottish flavour of the inn's name very much and intends to build on it.

The Tree and Shield:
        The tree and shield in the new BraeBurn Inn logo, reflect the wonderful evergreens on the property in the tree, and combine the Scottish name with the van der Breggen family crest in the shield. The family name, translated means "of the Bridges" with a bridge being the major element in the family crest. So now the bridge is over the river that flows through the hills.

Corporate Information:

Address

750 Bay Avenue, South
Fort Qu'Appelle
From Highway 10, turn south at the Shell service station,
or east at the Valley Alliance Church (at the bottom of the hill).
Mailing Address

Box 2377
Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
Canada
S0G 1S0
Phone

306-332-5757
Facsimile

306-332-1381
E-mail

innkeeper@braeburn.sk.ca

The BraeBurn Inn, Box 2377, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, Canada S0G 1S0 Phone:1-306-332-5757 Fax:1-306-332-1381