Because we were early and close to Winnipeg’s airport we had some time to visit Lower Fort Garry. This was the basis the Hudson Bay Company used for their exploration and exploitation of Northern Manitoba. It’s also the place were Treaty Number One was signed, a treaty with the Native tribes of Canada that turned out to be far more profitable for the white Westerners than for the original inhabitants of Canada.
It’s still hard for me to grasp that most of Western Canada was owned by the Hudson Bay Company and later sold to Canada.
The Hudson Bay Company that still exists today and has a large chain of department stores (think “Bijenkorf” for the Dutch readers of loglog) was recently sold to an American investor.
Oct 8 2006
HBC
Because we were early and close to Winnipeg’s airport we had some time to visit Lower Fort Garry. This was the basis the Hudson Bay Company used for their exploration and exploitation of Northern Manitoba. It’s also the place were Treaty Number One was signed, a treaty with the Native tribes of Canada that turned out to be far more profitable for the white Westerners than for the original inhabitants of Canada.
It’s still hard for me to grasp that most of Western Canada was owned by the Hudson Bay Company and later sold to Canada.
The Hudson Bay Company that still exists today and has a large chain of department stores (think “Bijenkorf” for the Dutch readers of loglog) was recently sold to an American investor.
By mare • A., canada, english, travel •