Ida Albo Explained

Ida Albo is a Canadian businesswoman and the owner and managing partner of the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] [2]

Albo has served as co-president of the CentreVenture Development Corporation.[3] She is on the board of directors of the University of Winnipeg Foundation, and was BA (Hons.), Class of '81.[4] She is the vice chair of the board of directors at the Pan Am Clinic Foundation.[5] In February 2012, Albo opened Yoga Public, a 20,000 square foot yoga facility, in Winnipeg. She is the chair of the Guardian Angel Benefit Committee for the Cancer Care Manitoba Foundation. She has also served as a board member of the Tourism Association of Winnipeg, the Canadian Tourism Commission, the Health Sciences Centre Research Foundation, Citizens Against Impaired Driving, and the Pan Am Clinic Foundation.[6]

She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015 for "unwavering commitment to the well-being of her community."[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fort Garry Hotel ascends . Winnipeg Free Press . 30 July 2020 . September 25, 2020 .
  2. News: Appearance no trick, but treat . Rock Hill Herald . 9 September 1995 . 41 .
  3. News: CentreVenture plans diplomatic offensive . Bartley . Kives . 30 January 2007 . Winnipeg Free Press .
  4. Web site: Meet the Board . University of Winnipeg Foundation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514093207/http://www.uwinnipegfoundation.ca/foundation/meetboard . 2010-05-14 .
  5. Web site: Pan Am Clinic: Foundation . Pan Am Clinic .
  6. Web site: Ida Albo Alumni The University of Winnipeg. 2021-03-26. www.uwinnipeg.ca.
  7. Web site: General. Office of the Secretary to the Governor. Ms. Ida Albo. 2021-03-26. The Governor General of Canada.