Doug Day Signs Lease with Squamish Executive Inn and Living Room

By Gagandeep Ghuman
Published: July 14, 2012

Gone are the signs asking people to stay away from the property, and gone is the negativity sprung by them.

Doug Day has signed a deal with the Executive Inn Suites and the Living Room, giving them access to his clubhouse and a portion of his golf course property.

The lease was signed on July 1.

It seems like a wise move to regain some stature for a man whose name often evokes what-are-you-gonna-do shrugs and headshakes.

Doug Day said he has decided to retain this property for long term investment purposes.

“And it made no sense for me to occupy the club house as my private playground any further, which I did for 28 months,” he said.

But Day also made it clear the three fairways on front of the hotel are for the use of restaurant and hotel guests only.

“The lands are privately owned as you know, and they are not open to public use,” he said in an email interview.

The lease is good news for everyone involved, said Jared Sissons, the new manager of Executive Suites.

“It’s good for everyone involved, the negativity is gone,” Sissons said.

Readers will recall the council last year had voted to reject Day’s gift of the park for small-lot houses on north and south of his golf course.

As a reaction, Day had put up signs around his property making it clear anyone walking on the park was resspasing.

When Sissons joined the hotel six months ago, the signs grated on his nerves.

He was determined to resolve the situation that left a negative impression on guests and visitors.

“There was a lot of hard work to do, but I think we have a deal that works for all of us,” he said.  

With this lease, Executive Suites and the Living Room get access to three fairways behind the hotel.

The use of the Clubhouse outside the Living Room is also included in the lease.  

The Canadian Outback Adventures, who have recently joined hands with the hotel, are leasing the ground floor of the club house.

The 2,000 sq-ft space on the top floor of the club house will be used by the Executive Suites Hotel.

The lease for the golf course land extends right to where the eye can see.

On Tuesday, Sissons stood at the edge of the hotel and looked over the golf course admiringly.

Around him were hotel guests enjoying their lunch and the 360-degree views made luminous by the sun shining brightly in the azure sky.

At the edge of a park, closer to the hotel, a dog frolicked around, watched by her teenage owner.