{"id":535034,"date":"2026-03-14T03:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535034\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:02:21","slug":"canad-inns-executive-apologizes-to-first-nation-teen-family-after-eviction-from-hsc-hotel-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535034\/","title":{"rendered":"Canad Inns executive apologizes to First Nation teen, family after eviction from HSC hotel \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local hotel chain apologized Friday to a 16-year-old boy recovering from knee surgery and his family days after he and his mother were kicked out of their room at Canad Inns Health Science Centre.<\/p>\n

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias met with the general manager of the hotel Friday to express disappointment over the treatment of Nicholas and his mother Jodie Robinson.<\/p>\n

They were evicted from their room at the downtown hotel as a Canad Inns employee shouted and swore at them and instructed a hotel security employee to remove their luggage.<\/p>\n

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Raymond Robinson, grandfather of Nicholas, accepts a letter of apology Friday from Canad Inns HSC General Manager John Saad.<\/p>\n

The incident was filmed by the youth and shared on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat occurred should not have happened,\u201d Canad Inns senior vice-president Richard Burton wrote in a letter to Nicholas and his mother, shared Friday by the First Nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conduct shown in this video does not reflect how we expect our guests to be treated, especially families who are in Winnipeg for essential medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The teen was recovering from knee surgery four days earlier and was staying at the hotel through accommodations provided by Indigenous Services Canada\u2019s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.<\/p>\n

They were in the process of having their stay extended, awaiting a followup medical appointment, when the employee and security showed up.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued late Friday afternoon, Monias said he told the hotel GM that members of the First Nation must be given a one-day grace period while waiting on federal approval for medical travel claims. He said the band would cover the cost of the additional day.<\/p>\n

The Canad Inns employee was fired, a spokesman for the hotel said Thursday.<\/p>\n

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