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A view of the Inn from the campground.
A Place to Relax & Enjoy:
the BraeBurn Inn
With the hills of the Qu'Appelle Valley to the south and east of it, and trees, grass and bushes all around it, the BraeBurn Inn & RV Park feels like it's out of town. Yet it is within the boundaries of the Town of Fort Qu'Appelle, and within minutes of all four lakes, two wonderful golf courses and a ski hill, plus the downtown area of Fort Qu'Appelle.
Background:
The
BraeBurn Inn was built as the Valley Trails Motel in 1956.
It was renovated in the early 90's and has been completely redecorated
over the past 10 years. Renovations continue to date, including two rooms being made wheelchair accessible during 2009. All the beds
and bedding have been renewed, as well as most of the furnishings. The RV Park was added during the summer
of 1998 with sewer added to seven of the 10 RV spots in 2003-4. Geothermal heating and cooling, and solar preheating of the domestic hot water were added in the fall of 2008.
 Beverly & Pieter van der Breggen took over the motel in July of 1999, and have continued to operate it as the BraeBurn Inn. Their eldest son, Ab, is now also a shareholder and works on motel projects almost full-time.
Bev and Piet lived in the Village of Fort San for 15 years prior to that, so are no strangers to this area. Bev is the President of the corporation--624035 Saskatchewan Ltd.--which operates as The BraeBurn Inn. She is also Administrator of the R.M. of North Qu'Appelle. Pieter is Secretary/Treasurer, and handles the day-to-day operation of the motel. He has a background in corporate communications, internet site design and the newspaper business.
The Name:
The name, BraeBurn, was derived from two Scottish words, brae and burn. Brae meaning "hills" and Burn, "River"--thus River of the Hills. Although Pieter's parents came from the Netherlands, and the van der Breggen name reflects that Dutch heritage, he likes the Scottish flavour of the inn's name very much and intends to build on it.
The Tree and Shield:
 The tree and shield in the new BraeBurn Inn logo, reflect the wonderful evergreens on the property in the tree, and combine the Scottish name with the van der Breggen family crest in the shield. The family name, translated means "of the Bridges" with a bridge being the major element in the family crest. So now the bridge is over the river that flows through the hills.
Corporate Information:
 Address
- 750 Bay Avenue, South
Fort Qu'Appelle
Turn south at the Shell station,
or east at the Valley Alliance Church
- Mailing Address
- Box 2377
Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
Canada
S0G 1S0
- Phone
- 306-332-5757
- Facsimile
- 306-332-1381
- E-mail
- innkeeper@braeburn.sk.ca
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