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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
University of Victoria (since 2001)
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
- Since
- 2001
- Direct owner
- University of Victoria
How Tally knows
The archive holds a dated, evidenced ownership event for Swans Brewery: Swans Brewery was transferred to University of Victoria (2001). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.
Evidence
2 sources
- Legacy lives on in UVic building named for philanthropist Michael Williams — Victoria Times Colonist (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Williams opened Swans in 1989 (property bought 1987), died in 2000, and left Swans and other properties to the University of Victoria.
- University of Victoria seeks new operators for Swans — Victoria Times Colonist (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: The University of Victoria owns Swans as part of the Williams bequest.
The chain
- 2001University of Victoriatransferred_to — Resolves held claim HOC-0023 ("Founder / original redeveloper-owner"). Williams died in 2000 and left Swans, nine other city properties and his art collection to the University of Victoria — a public university (institution), recorded LEGAL_ENTITY under rule 94's vocabulary. Revenue
Connections
- Swans Breweryowned byUniversity of Victoria
- Swans Breweryacquired byUniversity of Victoria
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.