In 1950, Beausejour resident Victoria “Vickie” Mackew (1919-2012) opened a snack bar at 719 Park Avenue. It became a popular spot for locals and travellers on the Trans-Canada Highway to get breakfast, cheeseburgers, fries and gravy, pizza pops, and more. Vickie retired in 1984 and sold the business. It still operates today.
The building was also important locally as the depot served by the Grey Goose Bus Lines (later Greyhound) from the 1960s until 2005. A small building to the east of Vickies was used to store parcels for the company's rural parcel business. Bus service was contracted to Boutin Bus Lines between 2005 and 2011, then to Brandon Bus Lines in 2011 until bus service to Beausejour ended by 2013 when the Grey Goose signage was removed.
Vickie’s Snack Bar (1960s)
Source: Manny Jacob
Vickie’s Snack Bar (April 2009)
Source: Manny Jacob
Vickie’s Snack Bar (October 2018)
Source: Manny JacobSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06195, W96.51144
denoted by symbol on the map above
Obituary [Victoria Mackew], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 March 2012.
This page was prepared by Manny Jacob and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 December 2023
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