Nanaimo hotel plans might be down, but they’re not out; Malahat band banking on big business for Bamberton – BiV

Aug. 25, 2015

Nanaimo’s hopes for a hotel adjacent to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre have again collapsed with SSS Manhao International Tourism Group’s withdrawal.

SSS Manhao, a subsidiary of China’s Suzhou Youth Travel Services Co. Ltd., had approval for a 240-room hotel on the site and even conducted a ribbon-cutting last year to mark the start of construction.

But it failed to complete the foundation, and city council sought various concessions from the company. SSS Manhao wouldn’t play along, and backed out.

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