Kensington in Prince County, Prince Edward Island — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Business and Agriculture
Commerce et agriculture
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2019
1. Business and Agriculture Marker
With new amenities that allowed farmers to heighten production, and rising market demand, the local farming sector responded by developing a wide range of new institutions and organizations. Canada Packers opened a branch in a section of the Russell Champion cold storage building, providing a Shur-Gain feed service. In 1940, a poultry processing plant and egg-grading section were added. In 1946, the head office converted the branch into a strictly feed-mixing operation which ran until 1958.
The Kensington Dairy Association included a butter factory which formed a cooperative in 1945 and joined with Amalgamated Dairies Limited in Summerside in 1953. The Co-op opened a hardware store in 1960 and grocery store in 1965. The feed mill is still in operation.
In the late 1960s, the Department of Public Works called for the construction of a grain elevator just outside Kensington. It was, at the time, the only country grain elevator east of Manitoba. One and a half carloads of nails and 700,000 feet of lumber were used in construction. The building reaches 103 feet and holds up to 235,000 bushels of grain.
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Avec l'avènement des nouveaux équipements et installations ayant permis aux agriculteurs d'accroître leur production et de stimuler la demande du marché, le secteur agricole local s'est adapté en créant un large éventail de nouvelles institutions et organisations. La Canada Packers a inauguré une succursale dans une section du bâtiment d'entreposage frigorifique Russell Champion, créant ainsi un service de fabrication d'aliments pour animaux Shur-Gain. En 1940 sont venus s'ajouter une usine de transformation de la volaille et une section de classement des œufs. En 1946, le siège social a transformé la succursale en une exploitation réservée strictement au mélange d'aliments dont les activités se sont poursuivies jusqu'en 1958.
La Kensington Dairy Association (Association laitière de Kensington) comprenait une beurrerie qui a créé une coopérative en 1945 et s'est jointe à l'Amalgamated Dairies Limited à Summerside en 1953. La coopérative a inauguré une quincaillerie en 1960 et une épicerie en 1965. La provenderie est toujours en activité.
Vers la fin des années 1960, le ministère des Travaux publics a lancé un appel d'offres pour la construction d'un élévateur à grains tout juste à l'extérieur de Kensington. Il s'agissait à l'époque de l'unique élévateur à grains du Canada à être situé à l'est du Manitoba.
Courtesy Alan Champion
2. Marker detail: Canada Packers, Limited
Erected by Town of Kensington, and Department of Canadian Heritage.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 46° 26.201′ N, 63° 38.44′ W. Marker is in Kensington, Prince Edward Island, in Prince County. Marker can be reached from Imperial Street just north of Commercial Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located along the Confederation Trail, about 1 block west of the former Kensington Railroad Depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Commercial Street, Kensington PE C0B 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Farming Groups in Kensington (a few steps from this marker); Engine 1762 relocated to Kensington (a few steps from this marker); The Early Days of Farm Equipment (within shouting distance of this marker); Preserving Locomotive 1762 (within shouting distance of this marker); A World Leader in Silver Foxes (within shouting distance of this marker); Built in 1960 by Montreal Locomotive Works
Courtesy Alan Champion
3. Marker detail: Russell Champion Cold Storage
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Prince Edward Island Agriculture
Also see . . . Kensington Grain Elevator. The elevator was constructed in 1971. The building is built entirely out of wood and has 6 steel grain storage tanks erected alongside the main building. The total storage capacity is 13,000 mt with approximately 2,000 mt of additional storage added in 2012. The elevator has shipping, receiving and cleaning capacity of 50-60 mt per hour. An 80 foot truck scale installed in 2008 can weigh up to 60 tonnes. The facility can dry approximately 60-70 mt per hour with the installation of two new dryers in 2010/11. Products handled are Barley, Milling Wheat, Feed Wheat, Oats, Corn, 48% Meal and Soybeans. (Submitted on May 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2019
4. Business and Agriculture Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on May 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
