Manitoba Business: Pearson-Burleigh Construction Company / Pearson Brothers Construction / Pearson Construction Company

This Winnipeg-based firm was established in 1919 by Nels Pearson.

Presidents

Period	President
1919-1947	Nels Pearson (1887-1963)

Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Anchor Grain Elevator (addition)	1083 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg	1937	Demolished (July 1973)
Green Acres Drive-In Theatre	Trans-Canada Highway, Brandon	1950
Western Savings and Loan Building	Smith Street, Winnipeg	1950-1951
Selkirk Generating Station	East Selkirk, RM of St. Clements	1957-1960
Dominion Post Office Building	Portage la Prairie	1958-1959
Canada Safeway Supermarket	Rosser and Sixth, Brandon	1959
Harrison High School	415 Queens Avenue, Brandon	1960-1961
Manitoba Telephone System Administration Building	489 Empress Street, Winnipeg	1960-1962
Thunderbird Bowl	149 Tenth Street, Brandon	1962	Closed (2001)

Sources:

“Work starts on new head office; ready by 1951,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 August 1950, page 3.

“Congratulations to Green Acres,” Brandon Sun, 9 August 1950, page 22.

“Govt. awards $13 million in contracts [Dominion Post Office Building],” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 1958, page 2.

“Supermarket expansion,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 July 1959, page 28.

“More and more architects, engineers, contractors are specifying Supercrete pre-cast concrete,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 April 1962, page 44.

We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 May 2025