The couple moved to Saskatchewan in the same year, opening a tinsmith shop in town, and would have a total of eleven children.
During its existence it was one of Edmonton's most famous hotels, and was especially notable for its 100 square metre Thai sala, a style of pagoda.
It took 12 Thai carpenters fifteen weeks to disassemble two old homes, harvest the seasoned teak, and re-assemble the sala in Edmonton - for a reported cost of $100,000.
[7] Due to high shipping costs, Pechet decided to buy the sala for $50,000, and installed it at the Mayfield Inn, covering a swimming pool to do so.
[citation needed] Following the sale of the Mayfield Inn to SilverBirch hotels in 2007, it was then sold to and redevelopped by DoubleTree Hilton.