Cast Your Vote For Canada’s Best Restroom

Cintas Canada is putting the shine on Canada’s best restrooms with a contest highlighting the country’s top public loos for their “stunning stalls or incredible architectural details.”

The public is invited to cast an online ballot for their favourite washroom at http://www.bestrestroom.com/canada through Oct. 24.

“This year’s nominees made it nearly impossible to narrow them down to only five finalists,” said Shawn King of Cintas Corporation. “These finalists truly understand the impact that having a clean, well-maintained and stocked public restroom has on customer service and repeat business.”

The 2016 finalists for the Cintas Canada’s Best Restroom contest include:

• W Montreal – Montreal. “The restrooms at W Montreal are a reflection of the city’s duality. Behind a former Bank façade, the W Montreal is where work and play merge both above and below ground, day and night. Its restrooms embrace this contrast, proving that design and function can coexist. The signature W fragrance, hand carved stone sink and immaculate styling provide for a sensory experience that extends the overall W energy.”
• Sauce Italian Kitchen & Market – Calgary. “The restrooms here are a true luxury, featuring a sculpted bronze handle on the solid wood entry door and sparkling epoxy floors. Each restroom stall boasts a full height white glass door with polished chrome hardware, Murano glass chandelier, purse ledge and tall mirror. The vanity, with its custom polished chrome base, is what takes this restroom to the next level. But function has not been overlooked, as the restroom utilizes only the best modern fixtures with touchless water flow on the lavatories and flushing of toilets.”
• Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre – Winnipeg. “The architecturally eye-catching, fun and colourful Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre restrooms are constructed from three decommissioned 40-foot long sea containers. The innovative upcycling of these shipping containers solved both budget and construction constraints. The three containers add a fun feeling of modernity to the Park, juxtaposing the historical feel of the surrounding Lyric Theatre and Pavilion Gallery Museum buildings. The original yet practical design received the 2014 AZ Award for Design Excellence and the 2014 Prairie Design Award of Excellence.”
• Whitecourt Esso Super Station – Whitecourt, Alta. “Decorative lighting mounted overhead immediately catches your eye in these restrooms along the Alaska Highway. The men’s restroom features brown monochrome design paired with decorative wall tiles, giving this modern restroom a classy look. The combination of straight and curve edges on the countertops creates an interesting piece of art. Meanwhile, white subway and mosaic tiles give the women’s space a sleek and clean feel. Decorative sconces and ornate carved mirrors are perfectly placed along the walls to add a final touch of elegance.”
• East Village – Calgary. “In August 2011, the Calgary Municipal Land Corp. installed these high-tech, self-cleaning public toilets in Calgary’s East Village. They cost US$125,000 to build and boast automated toilet roll dispensers, modern hand washing and drying facilities and self-flushing capabilities. The washrooms play music when the door is closed and locked, and a sanitized toilet seat emerges from the wall. After 10 minutes, the doors automatically open, so there’s no lingering in this loo. They also feature artwork displayed on the exterior walls, which changes every 24 months.”
  The five finalists were selected based on cleanliness, visual appeal, innovation, functionality and unique design elements. The winner will receive the royal restroom treatment from Cintas with $2,500 in facility services.

Last year’s winner was the 1000 Islands Duty Free Shop in Lansdowne, Ont., which won for its wow factor and attention to detail in both the women’s and men’s restrooms.
Cast your vote and check out past winners at http://www.bestrestroom.com/canada.