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The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) was established in 1923 via the Liquor Control Act to control the sale of alcoholic beverages in Manitoba. The Act empowered the commission to buy, import, and sell liquor; control the possession, sale and transportation of liquor; and to establish liquor outlets throughout the province. [3]
This is a list of corporations based in Winnipeg.. This includes businesses completely owned and operated out of Winnipeg, as well as corporations that have significant operations (manufacturing, etc.) in Winnipeg, such as American-owned companies that base their Canadian division in Winnipeg (as in the case of Lifetouch Canada). [1]
Winnipeg Square (also known as the Shops of Winnipeg Square) is an underground shopping mall located at Portage and Main in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was built in 1979 by Smith Carter Parkin for the Trizec Corporation , and has 45 stores and restaurants.
Originally called Princess Auto Wrecking, the company was founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1933. The business was struggling and the founding owner, a former merchant marine, sold the company in 1942 to Harvey Tallman. Tallman expanded the auto wrecking business into war surplus, and later, tools and equipment. [3]
Garden City Shopping Centre is a single-level shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue. [1] Built in 1970, it was opened on August 12 that year. [2] With an area of 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m 2), [3] the mall consists of 70 stores and 10 restaurants on a single level.
True North Sports and Entertainment was founded in 2001 by Manitoba Moose co-owner Mark Chipman and several local investors. Their goal was to build a new entertainment and sports venue in downtown Winnipeg to help revive the city's downtown area and possibly one day bring an NHL franchise back to Winnipeg following the departure of the original Winnipeg Jets franchise to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996.
Metropolitan Stores of Canada Ltd. (often referred to as Met or Metropolitan) was a Canadian variety department store chain based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company was incorporated in 1908 as F.H. Brewster & Company, renamed Metropolitan Stores Ltd. in 1920 and became a newly-formed Canadian corporation as Metropolitan Stores of Canada Ltd. in 1961.
Palliser Furniture is a family-owned furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [1]As of at least 2016, the company was the largest manufacturer of made-to-order leather furniture in North America.