© 2025, Christian Cassidy
2014, Google Street View
Place: Commercial Building
Address: 366 Henry Street at Lizzie (Map)
Constructed: ca. 1976
February 10, 1977, Winnipeg Free Press
The building at 366 Henry Street was constructed in 1975. It was described at the time as being a one-storey, 36' x 126', cement block building on a lot of approximately 15,418 square feet.
Its first owner was Raven Enterprises, which traded as the Pasty Hut, a wholesale bakery of breads, pies, sweet cakes and doughnuts. Raven received a $43,000 grant from the Department of Regional Economic Expansion to go towards the expected $128,000 construction costs.
The venture did not last long. By April 1978, the Pastry Hut was in receivership, and the building and its contents were auctioned off.
It is unclear when the company moved to 366 Henry Avenue, as it was a wholesaler and didn't advertise in newspapers.
The company was created in 1961 by Marcel de Vos. Eventually, Gordon L. Poersch became the owner and CEO until his retirement in 2010. The company continued on at this space until at least 2018.
It was most recently home to a construction company.
December 5, 2025, CBC News
According to this December 5, 2025 Free Press article, the building was "recently purchased" by the provincial government.
It was then announced that 366 Henry Avenue could become home to Winnipeg's first supervised drug consumption site. It is expected to open in early 2026.
415 Logan Steet which is Winnipeg Inner City Missions offers youth and children programs which falls under child care facility and within 250m of the proposed site.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a licensed child care facility. (yes, I double checked)
DeleteThe residents of the community only heard about this proposed consumption site on Friday. They only gave the residents 3 days to organize themselves for ONE in person consultation meeting and ONE virtual which has No link to access. What a sham process.
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