ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 first hotel is almost upon us.

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Victoria - Colwood opens to the public Nov. 2, completing the third and final phase of the seven-year Westridge Landing development on the intersection of the Island Highway and Wale Road.

B次元官网网址淲e are very excited, itB次元官网网址檚 a much needed hotel addition to the area and we are looking forward to making a positive impact and enrich the community that we are in,B次元官网网址� general manager Jaulene Matkin said.

One way she said she would do that is to hire locally for the 50,000-square-foot hotel featuring 80 rooms that will need between 15-25 employees to operate. WorkLink hosts both the information session Sept. 28 and the hotelB次元官网网址檚 hiring fair Oct. 3.

B次元官网网址淚 think a big part of this is to find the right people to help run this hotel. We are hiring and looking for wonderful people to be part of an award-winning team,B次元官网网址� Matkin said. B次元官网网址淲e feel what fires our success is our commitment to our staff.B次元官网网址�

Meanwhile, hotel construction is nearing completion as they focus on bringing in furniture by the truckload to decorate, fill and put the final touches on the property before their early Nov. opening. They plan a grand opening in the new year.

The Holiday InnB次元官网网址檚 Express hotels are a line that donB次元官网网址檛 feature restaurants, instead focusing solely on the hotel without some of the amenities. However there are restaurants in Westridge Landing on top of a convenience store and numerous other businesses nearby. Westridge Landing also features a 3.86-acre mixed use commercial development with retail and office units several buildings and mid-rise residential apartments.

Anyone wishing to apply for a position may attend the information meetings at Worklink on 3179 Jacklin Road from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 28 for the information session and Oct. 3 for the hiring fair. Anyone unable to attend those sessions may email the general manager at jmatkin@hirevictoria.com.

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