Parkwood Hotel Log Cabin Camp – The Fiery End to a Local Landmark

The Parkwood Hotel went up in flames in June 1941. Le Progrès du Golfe reported the tragic end to a local landmark:

During the evening on Saturday, a fire completely destroyed the Parkwood Hotel in Metis Beach, owned by Mr. Georges Aboussafy from Price. The hotel had 50 rooms and was preparing its opening for the season this week. Fire was discovered at 10.30 in the evening. The concierge, M. Rousseau from Montmagny, had started work just a few days earlier. He lived in the house next door. Saturday evening as he was about to go to bed, he saw a red glow in one of the windows of the hotel. He left in a hurry and found the fire raging inside the building. It was impossible to put the fire out and he rushed to save what he could that the flames had not already consumed. Passersby, attracted by the flames, helped to save what could be rescued and that is how all of the hotel linen was rescued. This did not do much good because whatever had been saved was stolen during the night, by whom it is not known. The Sûreté are investigating.

Georges Aboussafy was originally from Syria. He arrived in the region soon after the First World War. The Parkwood’s seaside cabins survived. A motel replaced the hotel. It operated for decades under the name of Le Goéland (the seagull). The property has gone through several owners and name changes over the decades, most recently operating under the name “Domaine Annie-sur-Mer”.