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Forsythe family business ends after 74 years in 1975
The Forsythe name in Portage la Prairie and district, linked to coal and earlier to lumber and grain, ends its 74 year run in 1975. Andrew Forsythe arrived in 1901 to start a grain business, built elevators, ran a lumber yard, and expanded into coal and construction. He died in 1956. the business passed to sons Jack and Harry, who added recreation lines in 1965. coal phased out in 1975 and Forsythe’s Ski-Doo brand moved to Custom Home and Leisure under Westward Enterprises, with the construction arm continuing under the old name.
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Barb Jackson
Forsythe
Portage la Prairie
Andrew Forsythe
Andy
High Bluff
Saskatchewan
Andy” Forsythe
Bill Dugdale
Lois Forsythe
Bill
Newdale
Manitoba Hydro
United States
Great Lakes
Forsythe Company
Poplar Point
Oakville
Jack
Harry Forsythe
Harry
Forsythe's
Custom Home and Leisure
Forsythes
Westward Enterprises