Learn about Canad Inns Community Involvement

At Canad Inns, we believe in giving back to the community. We participate as both a sponsor and partner in worthy initiatives that contribute to the quality of life in the communities we serve. We know that a corporation who engages with its community engages with their staff.

The company's community involvement is demonstrated at a local level, as well as, in the municipal provincial and national context. Our individual hotel locations are each firmly established as community enterprises and offer support to a variety of local worthy causes.

As a leader of the company, Leo is the driving force behind the vision of community involvement and participation. He is on the Board of the Transcona-Springfield Education Foundation and the Seven-Oaks Education Foundation as well as being personally involved with the Manitoba Club in Winnipeg and the Associates Program at the University of Manitoba School of Business.

Canad Inns also sponsors many events, charities and festivals in Manitoba and encourages all of our staff and facilities to become involved in their local communities.

Canad Inns Winter Wonderland, a Winnipeg family tradition is a partnership with Red River Exhibition Park, offering our community a festive seasonal drive through a lighted display each December and January. Proceeds are returned to the community through the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the Firefighters Burn Fund and Riverview Health Centre.

On July 1st, Canad Inns sponsors the Canada Day celebrations at Assiniboine Park called Canad Day Picnic in the Park. This family oriented day is free to all who attend and a great way to celebrate our nation's birthday. Canad Inns organizes the day long festivities which include games and activities for children, entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display. Over 100,000 Manitobans come and celebrate Canada Day with Canad Inns.

Canad Inns is participating in the worldwide recognition of the Holodomor, the genocide in Ukraine from 1932-1933. Canad Inns was the title sponsor of events in Winnipeg, held to mark the 75th anniversary of this atrocity and have produced a video documentary with stories from some survivors now living in Winnipeg. The videos have been distributed to high schools in Manitoba and Ontario and to universities around the world.

Canad Inns has long held relationships with the United Way within our communities sharing similar mission values that provide meaningful opportunities for individuals to realize their own potential. From 50/50 draws, bake sales and candy counts to pie-facing, putting contests and Rock band competitions, all employees get involved in one way or another. Their efforts are supported with a generous matching personal donation by our company President.

Canad Inns has always had and will continue to have a strong sense of responsibility to the community. The firm's community involvement is demonstrated at both the scale of the individual properties, as well as in the larger municipal and provincial contexts.

On May 16, 2006, Cancer Care Manitoba announced that following the very successful Bears on Broadway campaign, the Bears would once again be visible to the public through "Bears Beyond Broadway".

The Can-ad bear, designed by Andrew Giffin, is a bold and patriotic Canadian bear for all seasons, paying vibrant homage to the beauty of the maple leaf that it wears so proudly. Log on to www.bearsonbroadway.com for a listing of locations for all the bears.

Can-ad Bear has come out of hibernation and has found a new home at found a new home at Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park. We invite you to visit the Can-ad Bear at Canad Inns-Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Avenue, Winnipeg.