Ida Albo

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

Career

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]

In 2023 and 2024, she attended fundraising dinners for Canadian Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, hosted by Winnipeg Businessman Tom De Nardi. [8] [9]

References

  1. "Fort Garry Hotel ascends". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. "Appearance no trick, but treat". Rock Hill Herald. 9 September 1995. p. 41.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Kives, Bartley (30 January 2007). "CentreVenture plans diplomatic offensive". Winnipeg Free Press.
  4. "Meet the Board". University of Winnipeg Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14.
  5. "Pan Am Clinic: Foundation". Pan Am Clinic. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. "Ida Albo | Alumni | The University of Winnipeg". www.uwinnipeg.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  7. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Ms. Ida Albo". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  8. "Reception with Pierre Poilievre in support of the Conservative Party of Canada (event report)" (PDF). www.elections.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  9. "Winnipeg Fundraising Event with Pierre Poilievre (event report)" (PDF). www.elections.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2025.