Saturday, May 1, 2021

Short history of Rotary-Janeway Hostel in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada explored.

St. Johns Northwest Rotary Club raised $2.5 million dollars to build the Rotary-Janeway Hostel in 1982 to relieve overcrowding at the children’s hospital called Pleasantville Janeway Hospital. Rotary-Janeway Hostel was located across the street from the hospital. The hostel provided parents and families with a cheap and close place to stay. Rotary-Janeway Hostel charged parents and family members the cheap price of $32 dollars a night for a room and could check in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Ref: https://www.hiddennewfoundland.ca/janeway-hostel)

This children's hospital and Rotary-Janeway Hostel helped children and infants who suffered from serious health conditions get better and continue a healthy lifestyle ever year when it was in operation.

However Rotary-Janeway Hostel faced conditions of overcrowding but there was not enough room to house the parents of children admitted to the hospital. No other hotels were located near the hospital. Travel prices were a burden for many visiting parents who needed to be close(r) to their children.

Rotary-Janeway Hostel was shut down by the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Registry of Companies for being inactive as a business. That is how Rotary-Janeway Hostel was involuntarily dissolved on the date of October 7, 2009. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/ca_nl/14194)

Rotary-Janeway Hostel was located at 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Their postal addresses/mailing addresses were 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada and Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, Newfoundland Drive, St. John’s, A1A 1R8, NL, Canada.

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