Formerly located at the northeast corner of McArthur Avenue and Fourth Street in Lac du Bonnet, a wood frame building, was originally built in 1938 as a residence, store, and service station for proprietor Joseph Billon (1891-1967). In its original configuration, the building contained a store on its main floor and a residence on the second floor. At the rear was a garage for automobile repairs and it had a single gasoline pump that sold Red Indian brand gasoline from the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company.
The building has been demolished and the site is now occupied by another commercial building.
Billon's Garage and Service Station (no date)
Source: Logs and Lines From the Winnipeg River: A History of the Lac du Bonnet Area by the Lac du Bonnet History Book Committee, 1980, page 320.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.25566, W96.06157
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: McColl-Frontenac Oil Company / Texaco Canada Limited
Logs and Lines From the Winnipeg River: A History of the Lac du Bonnet Area by the Lac du Bonnet History Book Committee, 1980, page 320.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 12 January 2025
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