Manitoba Business: B. F. Klassen Construction Company

This Winnipeg-based construction company was established by Benjamin F. Klassen in 1969.

Some of its construction work in Manitoba included:

Building

Location

Year

Status

Athlone School

110 Athlone Drive, Winnipeg

1965

 

Earl Grey School (gymnasium)

340 Cockburn Street North, Winnipeg

1965

 

Columbus School

26 Columbus Crescent, Winnipeg

1969-1970

Demolished (1994)

Sterling Mennonite Brethren Church

1008 Dakota Street, Winnipeg

1970

 

Grand Rapids Fish Hatchery

McKay Avenue, Grand Rapids

1971-1972

 

Laidlaw School

515 Laidlaw Boulevard, Winnipeg

1964

 

Thompson General Hospital (expansion)

Thompson

1973-1975

 

Parkside Junior High School

155 Fifth Street NW, Altona

1976-1977

 

Brandon Jail

Brandon

1977-1978

 

Norberry School (renovations)

900 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg

1979

 

Health Sciences Centre (fire alarms)

Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg

1980

 

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Benjamin F. Klassen (1931-2003)

Sources:

“Thompson Hospital doubling in size,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 October 1973, page 28.

“New hospital wing to honor Johnston,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 January 1975, page 10.

“Start made on $5.5m mixed-jail at Brandon,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 August 1977, page 6.

“HSC fire alarm work under way,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 January 1980, page 15.

We thank Art Wiebe for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 February 2024