Charlene & Frank Daoust

Charlene was born and raised in Monetville Ontario, which is basically the same town Memquisit lodge is located. She is happily married to Frank and is the mother of two children, a son of 23 years of age and a daughter of 21 years of age.

She brings to the business numerous years of office experience handling and meeting difficult deadlines on a timely basis. Her unparalleled composure and pleasantness provide the lodge with an ideal character to effectively handle customer's requirements.

Her personal working experience brought her from working in a local restaurant in her high school years to Administrative Assistant for the French River Municipality and the Ontario Provincial Police local detachment office.

Frank needless to say is happily married to Charlene. He was born and raised in Noelville, a small town located 10 miles west of Monetville.

Frank's background was obtained through various facets of retail marketing. He possesses a great understanding of what customers want and need. His marketing approach assures that our customers are well taken care of. Frank's flair for designing professional ads and artwork for the lodge provides a personal touch to all of our advertising. Over his career in the retail sector he has obtained numerous business connections throughout Ontario that serve the lodge's day to day activities very well.

Sebastian

When we purchased Memquisit Lodge, our son “Seb” was only 4 years old. He was always proud to tell our guests that “he owns this place”. Sebastian worked full-time with us for several years, then pursued the EETY program at Cambrian college in 2016. After graduating as an electrical engineering technologist, Sebastian obtained his 309A RSE and is preparing to challenge the master’s examination to become a master electrician. Meeting new people every year, his list of friendships that are made here at Memquisit Lodge is ever growing. Now, with his partner Alyson, who has a background in customer service and a love for fishing and the outdoors in general, they are venturing into the family business together. Their goal is to carry on the legacy of Memquisit Lodge for years to come, along with their dog Toby.

Kaitlin

Kaitlin moved to North Monetville at the age of 2 when we bought the lodge. She worked full time for us up until the fall of 2018, waitressing, dishes, and other duties as mom and dad assigned lol. She enjoys serving as she gets to know the guests on a more personal level. This lifestyle is all she knows and has made a lot of lifetime friends and experiences she will never forget. She graduated from the Criminology Program at Laurentian University spring of 2019. She is working as a Youth Corrections Officer, something she is passionate about and in April of 2022, she welcomed a son, our grandson Theo into the world. What a gift he has been for all of us.

Josée

2001 to present

Franks mom, helping in every aspect of running this lodge that she can, from cleaner, server, baker etc she is dedicated to making sure her son and daughter in law are as successful as they can be while also ensuring the guests enjoy their stay. Franks father Mike, passed in November of 2018 and will be greatly missed but has left Frank with his knowledge and expertise in the kitchen with his recipes and talent. Nobody could rake up the leaves like Mike did for 19 years to get us ready for opening. Mike also was a big help in the kitchen when big groups were in, he kept us in check, from getting the coffee ready to preparing the bacon and sausage, working the grill and helping with measurements as he had a lot of experience serving over 200 people at a time with church functions. He was a big part of our family and is sadly missed.