Archive record · Brewery
Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also known as Molson's Regina Brewery Limited, Sicks' Regina Brewery Limited
- Founded
- 1984
- Closed
- 2002
- Archive ID
- TB-0S3SESHS
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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From the record
Summary
Status: CLOSED. Federal manufacturing evidence documents Molson Brewery Saskatchewan Ltd. at Regina by 1984 and Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. in 1988. The historic Regina brewery ultimately closed in 2002. 1984 is an earliest-verified phase date, not a claimed exact rename date. [Canada Pass 26]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Events
- Sicks' Regina Brewery strike and settlement1954-07-08 – 1954-11-17
STRIKE · Regina, Saskatchewan
Exact strike-start date is not forced from the duration calculation; use a bounded 1954-07/08 start until an exact dated start source is retrieved.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2002Molson closes Regina
"Regina Brewery (then Sick's Regina Brewery, Molson Regina Brewery, Molson Saskatchewan Brewery) (1907–2002)" — the 1907 plant at 1300 Dewdney Avenue (reported), Sick's from the 1920s, Molson's from 1959 (reported); closed in 2002 as too small to run efficiently (CBC and Globe reports, not read directly). The site today: UNKNOWN.
Surviving objects
3 objects catalogued here so far, held by Galt Museum & Archives and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection and Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan — Newspapers & Publications. That is what the archive has recorded, not the extent of what the holder keeps — follow each link for the institution's own finding aid or catalogue. The archive links to each record rather than reproducing its photograph; the images belong to the holding institution and are licensed object by object.
- sk-obj-galt-sick-brewing-plaqueHistoric
Plaque / museum object
- sk-obj-fisher-sicks-old-stylec.1944-1959
Beer label
Newspaper article
Straight answers
Common questions about Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina
- Is Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina still open?
- No. Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina has closed (2002).
- When was Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina founded?
- Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina was founded in 1984 in Regina, Canada.
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