MHS Centennial Businesses

MHS Centennial Businesses have operated continuously in Manitoba for over 100 years, and have been designated by the Manitoba Historical Society. Further information on this program is available by following the link at the bottom of this page.

A short profile of recipient businesses is available by clicking on the name of the business.

Information on the MHS Centennial Business Award program.

Business	Type of business	Year founded
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson	Law firm	1879
Alsip’s Building Products and Services	Construction materials	1905
Arctic Glacier (Arctic Ice)	Ice products	1882
Ash Temple	Dental supplies	1895
Baldur Gazette-News	Newspaper	1898
Birtle Eye-Witness	Newspaper	1891
Boissevain Recorder	Newspaper	1899
Brown and Rutherford Co. Ltd.	Lumber planing mill	1872
Burrows Lumber Inc.	Lumber merchant	1879
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.	Railway & shipping	1881
Carberry News-Express (Carberry News, Norfolk Intelligencer and Advertiser, Carberry Express)	Newspaper	1889
Carman Valley Leader (Dufferin Leader)	Newspaper	1898
Christie’s Office Plus	Office supplies	1881
Deloraine Times and Star (Weekly Times & Turtle Mountain and Souris River Gazette)	Newspaper	1887
Fort Garry Hotel	Hotel	1913
Glenboro Gazette	Newspaper	1892
Grandview Exponent	Newspaper	1901
Guinn & Simpson Co. Ltd.	Monument and funeral stone	1905
Hartney Machine and Motors Ltd.	Machine and vehicle dealer	1899
Hudson’s Bay Company	General mercantile	1684
Killarney Guide	Newspaper	1894
J. J. H. McLean	Musical instruments	1881
James Richardson & Sons Ltd.	Grain merchant, oil and gas, etc.	1880
Manitou Western Canadian	Newspaper	1900
Mariaggi Hotel	Hotel	1903
Meridian Trail General Store / Douglas General Store (Argyle, RM of Rockwood)	General mercantile	1912
Minnedosa Tribune	Newspaper	1883
MTS AllStream	Telecommunications	1908
Neepawa Press	Newspaper	1896
North West Company	General mercantile	1785
Occidental Hotel	Hotel	1886
Pilot Mound Sentinel-Courier	Newspaper	1889
Pitblado	Law firm	1882
Pringle’s Men’s Wear of Boissevain (Welch’s Men’s Furnishings)	Clothing merchant	1898
Queens Hotel	Hotel	1881
Quintex Services Limited	Industrial Cleaning	1911
Reesor’s Jewellery	Jeweller	1882
Shoal Lake Star	Newspaper	1889
Souris Plaindealer	Newspaper	1892
Southern Manitoba Review (Rock Lake Review, Cartwright Enterprize)	Newspaper	1898
Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times (Stonewall News, Rockwood County Advisor)	Newspaper	1893
Swan Valley Star & Times (Swan River Star)	Newspaper	1900
H. P. Tergesen Store	General store	1899
Thomson Funeral Chapel	Funeral chapel	1879
Treherne Times	Newspaper	1899
Trim Services Ltd.	Garment manufacturers supplier	1901
Vendome Hotel	Hotel	1898
Virden Empire-Advance (Virden Advance)	Newspaper	1885
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company	General insurance	1896
Westeel	Steel products	1905
Wilson Furniture Ltd.	Furniture merchant	1883
Windsor Hotel	Hotel	1903
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba Free Press)	Newspaper	1872
Winnipeg Hotel	Hotel	1881
Winnipeg Supply Service Experts	Home and building supplies	1904
Woodbine Hotel	Hotel	1878

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Page revised: 15 February 2013