…an insightful interview. Snippet https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SNIPPET-KELSOW.mp3 Full Interview https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/VGTmp3/KELSOW.mp3 Read Full Transcript Dennis Kennedy Chief Operating Officer: Canadian Grain Commission Dennis Kennedy started his career with the Canadian Grain Commission in…
…shipping company in Fort William in 1908. Robert joined the family business in 1971, starting out as an office boy and eventually becoming the CEO of the company’s marine division….
…comments about the collection, please contact us with your thoughts! James Leibfried Commissioner: Canadian Wheat Board James Leibfried tells about his vast experience in the grain industry over the course…
…about ship building in Port Arthur. Snippet https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/snippets/New%20Style%20Individual%20Snippets/Ross,%20Richard%20-%20Snippet.mp3 Full Interview https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/VGTmp3/ROSS.mp3 Read Full Transcript Frank Rowan Naval Controller: Canadian Maritime Commission, Canadian Wheat Board Frank Rowan worked as a Naval…
…president within the company. Mr. McKinnon is very enthusiastic about his enjoyment of the job, and still wishes he was working. Snippet https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/snippets/New%20Style%20Individual%20Snippets/McKinnon,%20Tom%20-%20Snippet.mp3 Full Interview https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/VGTmp3/MCKINNON1.mp3 https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/VGTmp3/MCKINNON2.mp3 Read Full Transcript…
…political drama, management and policy changes, and the building and collapse of Pool companies. Snippet https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SNIPPET-HARDERW.mp3 Full Interview https://voices.lakeheadu.ca/VGTmp3/HARDERW.mp3 Read Full Transcript Harold Harri Chief Clerk: Searle Grain Company Harold…
…CEO: Winnipeg Commodities Exchange Former President and CEO of the Winnipeg Commodities Exchange, Doug began his career after graduating with a degree in agriculture. He combined practical experience in farming…
…Arnold Affleck was the president of Grain Insurance & Guarantee, an insurance company originally developed by the private grain companies to provide insurance for their fire-susceptible country elevators. He recounts…
…grain businesses. His comments wrap up with musings on the implications of farmer-owned grain companies. Interview three begins with Dick commenting on several contemporaries in the grain business in Winnipeg….
…industry as a boy of 16 working for the co-operated Standard Elevator and Tilt Grain Company. These small companies were eventually bought out by Searle Grain, and the new company…