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
Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Grain Elevator	Railway Street West, Libau, RM of St. Clements	1935	Demolished (?)
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)
Brandon City Hall	410 Ninth Street, Brandon	1969-1971

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: 9 May 2026