Accent Inns Blog

Sure, we thought about coming up with a new and exciting name for our blog: Ol’ Bloggy Blog.
The Duck Stops Here. Kevin.

But at the end of the day, our Google experts said that if people are looking for our blog, they aren’t going to search “The Duck Stops Here”. Or sadly, “Kevin”.

So, welcome to the Accent Inns Blog, where we’ll post stories about what’s going on in our hotels, at our locations, and more.

(By the way, if you do come up with a great name for the blog, let us know—and then we’ll let our experts know, who will let Google and Bing and all the other search engines know. You know?)

FISH FOR FREE THIS FATHERS’ DAY WEEKEND IN BC

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC , one of Accent Inns Fish for the Future partners, has an awesome event for this Fathers day weekend. Have fun, win great prizes and fish for free at a local Family Fishing event in BC this Fathers’ Day Weekend, June 17-19. The Family Fishing Society of BC and Read the rest of this entry »

June 16th, 2011 in Sports

I’m in love

I’m in love. I’m exhilarated. Optimistic.  Refreshed.  And yes, a little out of breath.  As usual, rain or shine, I’ve biked into work this morning, and feel awesome and excited to start my day.  Who am I in love with?? Don’t worry honey, yes, it’s still you, but my new bicycle is the hot new Read the rest of this entry »

June 14th, 2011 by Mandy Farmer President CEO of Accent Inns in Confessions of a CEO

World Partnership Walk supported by Burnaby team members

The World Partnership walk is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to raising funds and raising awareness to fight global poverty. Organized by Volunteers across 10 Canadian cities, in 2010 nearly 40,000 Canadians came together to raise approximately $6 Million. 100% of funds raised are used by Aga Khan Foundation Canada to help alleviate poverty and build sustainable solutions Read the rest of this entry »

June 14th, 2011 in News

Wild About Whales

The Boys & Girls club are Wild About Whales June 18th, 2011      1:30 – 4:30 PM      Esquimalt Gorge Park For years, Boys & Girls Club’s major fundraising event was Monopoly Madness, a unique gala style function that doubled up as a large, and usually highly competitive, Monopoly Tournament for upwards of Read the rest of this entry »

June 9th, 2011 in Community

Bike to Work Week a Success!

May 30 -June 5.  A hearty congratulations go to all those participants in this years Bike to work week.  A special thank you to the organizers and volunteers of the Victoria and Kelowna celebrations for allowing Accent Inns to be a supporter of your events.   Victoria BC’s event had over 3000 cyclist participate!   Read the rest of this entry »

June 6th, 2011 in Sports

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