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Kitimat Development Group Inc. and Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat

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Receivership (court-appointed)BIA s. 243 / prov. Judicature Acts
Filings held17
Last activity15 Jul 2026
On the record4,160 days
Secured debtSubscribers
OverviewSummary updated

Kitimat Development Group Inc., together with Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat, was placed in court-appointed receivership under section 243 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and provincial Judicature Act authority, with the Receiver taking possession of the company's property on June 16, 2015. As at that date, the property over which the Receiver was appointed carried a net book value per company records of CAD 4,711,463, including investments in and amounts due from the related entities Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat (AB/BC) Inc. and Albatross/Stonebridge Holdings (AB/ON) Inc.; no liabilities figure was stated. Secured claims registered in the Alberta Personal Property Registry comprise CAD 4,252,443 owing to Backstop Holdings Corp. and an amount recorded as unknown owing to related party Stonebridge Holdings (AB/ON) Inc. Company accounting records list CAD 388,434 owing to Aberfeld Inc. on an unsecured basis. The proceeding is closed.

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Case updates14 dated entries · 3 undated
Undated filings3 — no date appears on the document · show
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Filing

Application of Grant Thornton re Sale Procedures Approval.pdf — Application filed

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Claims

Notice and Statement of the Receiver for Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat.pdf — Claims process approved

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Claims

Notice and Statement of the Receiver for Kitimat Development Group Inc..pdf — Claims process approved

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Outcome brief

Kitimat Development Group: a $1.4 million letter of credit, returned

Backstop Holdings, lender to Kitimat Development Group and a 50% shareholder, bought the group's two motels by credit bid in 2015, providing a $1.4 million letter of credit in case the court cut its debt below $4 million. The action disputing that debt was discontinued in June 2026; the receiver's discharge was approved July 15.

Parties

Debtor

Kitimat Development Group Inc. and Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat

Receiver

Doane Grant Thornton

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
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4SecuredBackstop Holdings Corp.Personal Property Registry (Alberta) registration — Amount owed as obtained from Company records and the Personal Property Registry (Alberta); no specific date stated. — debtor: Kitimat Development Group Inc.$4.25MNotice and Statement of the Receiver for Kitimat Development Group Inc..pdf
4Secured
8Unsecured

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RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Closed · the record states no distribution outcome.

Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings

2 engagements · 2 firms — latest: Miller Thomson LLP, to 6 Jul 2026, in feesReceiver's Fourth Report · 6 Jul 2026

FirmPeriodHoursFeesRatesSource
Grant Thornton LimitedReceiver——not statedReceiver's Fourth Report · 6 Jul 2026
Miller Thomson LLPCounsel to the receiverto 6 Jul 2026—not statedReceiver's Fourth Report · 6 Jul 2026

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Documents
17 filings
DateDocumentFile
Application of Receiver for Discharge returnable July 15, 2026PDF · Subscribers
Order Approving Receiver's Activities and Discharge filed July 15, 2026
  • Presiding officer Justice B.B. Johnston
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Receiver's Fourth Report dated July 6, 2026
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Approval and Vesting Order (Sale by Receiver) filed November 5, 2015.pdf
  • Presiding officer Justice G.A. Campbell
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Receiver Third Report Filed - November 2, 2015.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Order re Approval of a Successful Offer and Approval of Receivers Activities to date - October 29, 2015.PDF
  • Presiding officer Justice A.D. Macleod
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Application of Grant Thornton - Advise and Directions - filed October 23, 2015.PDFPDF · Subscribers
Receivers Second Report - filed October 23, 2015.PDFPDF · Subscribers
Kitimat Resorts Teaser Sheet.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Follow up brochure - August 21, 2015.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Order re Approval of Sale Procedure.PDF
  • Presiding officer Justice S.J. LoVecchio
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Receivers First Report.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Receivership Order - June 16, 2015.pdf
  • Presiding officer Justice Strekaf
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Affidavit of Michael Steele - filed July 25, 2014.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Application of Grant Thornton re Sale Procedures Approval.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Notice and Statement of the Receiver for Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Notice and Statement of the Receiver for Kitimat Development Group Inc..pdf
  • Financial position · Secured creditors · Unsecured creditors Subscribers
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CiteProceedings., “Kitimat Development Group Inc. and Hotels and Resorts of Kitimat” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Retrieved 4 November 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/kitimat-development-group-inc-and-hotels-and-resorts-of-kitimat

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