Rodd family says it won’t sell hotels

CHARLOTTETOWN— After more than a year on the market, the owners of Rodd Hotels and Resorts have decided not to sell.  The family-owned company, with 10 hotels in the Maritimes, went up for sale in November 2007, following the death of David Rodd, the son of founders Sally and Wally Rodd. With the decision not to sell, the company has brought in Ian Hurst as president and CEO for the operation.

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Yukon updates its liquor legislation

WHITEHORSE, YK—A person applying for a new liquor license in Yukon could be required to make a capital investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars, under changes to the territory’s liquor regulations that took effect Apr. 1. The list of changes, aimed at bringing liquor laws up-to-date, are based on recommendations made in 2001 by a review committee, as well as on comments from the public on a draft list of proposed changes made public last November.

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