This couple bought a 1970s hunting lodge in Calabogie and converted it into a boutique hotel
By Andrea Yu, Toronto Life, Photography by Niamh Barry, September 8, 2021
Before the pandemic hit, Joel Greaves dreamed of quitting his job in telecom marketing and buying an old motel in rural Ontario with his wife, Devon Vaillancourt, who looks after luxury homes. In January, they bought a property in Calabogie, four hours’ drive east of Toronto, and renovated it into the Somewhere Inn, which opened in September. Here’s how everything came together.
