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Lanes Privateer Inn - CBDC Success Story

Name: Lanes Privateer Inn - CBDC Success Story
Uploaded: 2015-01-19T13:49:15+00:00
Duration: 2 min 32 s
Channel: Shaun Whynacht
Description: In this testimonial, Susan Lane, general manager of Lane's Privateer Inn in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, outlines the inn’s evolution from a third‑generation…

19 Jan 2015 · 3 min

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In this testimonial, Susan Lane, general manager of Lane's Privateer Inn in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, outlines the inn’s evolution from a third‑generation family‑run establishment founded in 1962 to a revitalized destination. She explains how the discontinuation of the Yarmouth Ferry severely impacted traffic and revenue, prompting the need for a strategic upgrade when the ferry service was restored. Leveraging financial assistance from the Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC), the inn undertook extensive structural renovations, created art‑gallery‑style guest rooms that showcase local Nova Scotia artists, expanded conference and meeting facilities, and added a retail space with a café setting. Lane emphasizes that these enhancements aim to position the inn not merely as a place to stay but as a unique South Shore experience that draws new markets and encourages repeat visits.

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Hi, my name is Susan Lane from Lane's Privateer Inn in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Lane's Privateer Inn is a third-generation family-run business. My grandparents started it as an inn in 1962. And I am the general manager, so I am in charge of day-to-day operations of the business. When the Yarmouth Ferry was, was discontinued, we really felt that a highway had been cut off, and so things were really slow, very challenging. And when the announcement that the ferry was coming back, we wanted to be ready for it. We wanted to create a unique destination and not just a place to lay your head, and so Certainly the CBDC helped us financially to get funding for the project. This is a historic building, so it involved a lot of change in structure, and so that's where we went into the guest rooms, and we've created what we call art gallery guest rooms, which showcase Nova Scotia artists. And we also are able to expand on our conference and meeting facilities, and also to to expand on our retail area and offer a café-type setting in a retail area. We really felt that this was what we needed to do to stay competitive, to reach out to new markets, to continue doing what we love to do, which is operate this business. And so we were looking for some financial assistance. The CBDC was very helpful in helping us obtain financial assistance to bring the realization of this vision to fruition. What I would like Lane's Privateer Inn to be known as is not just a stopping place, but as a destination for the South Shore and for Liverpool, and to give people a unique experience that they can't get anywhere else, that they know that they're going to get a real taste of Nova Scotia experience here and come back again and again. Mm-hmm.