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The new tower: what River Cree is building for 2027
If you stay before mid-2027, you'll be sleeping next to a construction project. Here's what's being built, according to the people building it, and how the published numbers have moved.
Entry 01 · The plan
What was announced in 2024
At the September 2024 groundbreaking, the resort's CEO described 230 new hotel rooms in an 18-storey tower, including more than 30 luxury suites, bathrooms with both a walk-in shower and a bathtub, a new pool with two waterslides and a large hot tub, more than 40,000 square feet of bi-level event space with a ballroom of about 18,000 square feet, and an outdoor patio of about 9,000 square feet (STAY Magazine, 12 September 2024).
Entry 02 · The progress
Where it stood in June 2026
On 2 June 2026, CTV reported that the exterior work was finished and the hotel expansion had been topped off with the completion of a 20th floor, with interior work next and an opening target of July 2027. CTV described the project as 240 rooms with 40,000 feet of event space and a new pool, paid for entirely from casino revenue, and quoted a council member hoping for further projects, possibly including a spa (CTV News).
| Item | 2024 announcement | 2026 report |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms | 230 | 240 |
| Height | 18 storeys | 20th floor topped off |
| Event space | 40,000+ sq ft | 40,000 ft |
| Opening | not given | July 2027 target |
Entry 03 · What it means now
Staying during the works
- Ask the desk for a room facing away from the new tower.
- Expect changes to entrances or parking areas during construction; the resort's pages don't list any yet.
- Don't book anything in the new tower before the resort itself announces it open.
- The existing 249 rooms, the pool and the restaurants keep running; nothing we read suggests closures.
Entry 04 · Our re-score
What would change in our ranking
River Cree sits sixth in our ranking with 15 of 18 points. If the new tower opens with its pool and the resort publishes room sizes and layouts, it gains on rooms and keeps its pool score; a spa would add the last point. We'll re-check the resort's own pages when the tower opens.
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