New owners for Agassiz Park Lodge

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Published on Friday, October 23, 2015

Submitted photo. On Oct. 1, 2015, the Agassiz Park Lodge in McCreary changed owners.

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Oct. 1, 2015, the Agassiz Park Lodge in McCreary changed owners after more than a decade. Marvin and Nancy Hays had been the owners for the past 15 years, and are now ready to retire. They sold it to three brothers, Atul, Sumil and Sangiv Garg. 

Sangiv and Sumil moved to Canada from India 11 years ago, and Atul moved here nine years ago. Atul Garg said all three of them own the business, but he is the one running it. His brothers and other family are currently living in Winnipeg.

The previous owners are still at the hotel helping Garg with the transition and teaching him how to run it. Garg said that he and his brothers have never run a hotel business before and the Hays are very nice to help train them. Nancy Hays said they wanted to show them what they do and help them bring in their new ideas. 

Garg said they chose Agassiz Park Lodge because of the location. He said they really liked the area and that the hotel featured views of Mount Agassiz. The Hays decided to sell it to the brothers because it had been the first serious offer they’d received. 

There have been a few changes with the new ownership. The hours for the restaurant have increased. It is now open seven days a week; Sunday to Thursday the hours are 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, while Friday and Saturday it is open from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Breakfast for the hotel guests has also been extended and is now from 7:00 to 11:00 am. 

Garg said business has been “so far so good,” and they are slowly adjusting. He is hoping that it will continue to develop into a successful business for them. 

Hays said she thinks “there are a lot of good things coming.” She said that the new owners seem very “community-minded and want to please.” 

She noted that she and Marvin had made a lot of friends through the business. The Hays would like to thank everyone for their support and wish the new owners well.