Wheat Kings signs taken off building
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This article was published 25/02/2021 (1676 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Construction crews working on behalf of Manitoba Infrastructure removed the famous “Home of the Wheat Kings” signs located on the north and south side of the Kullberg’s building on Wednesday morning, making way for the forthcoming demolition of the structure for the new Daly Overpass.
According to Matt McNish, director of brand management with J&G Group, these signs will be handed over to the Brandon Wheat Kings and are currently being stored at the Keystone Centre.
However, McNish admitted that the Western Hockey League team hasn’t decided exactly how they are going to repurpose these signs just yet.
“We’re just going over some options,” he said on Wednesday afternoon. “Some other people have shown some interest in displaying them, but there’s no immediate plans.”
In January, McNish told the Sun that the team would be interested in mounting them somewhere in the Keystone Centre if possible, but the matter would have to be discussed with the venue and other parties first.
After all, the two signs have become a recognizable sight for Brandon motorists and pedestrians even since they were installed at the top of the Kullberg’s building, situated at 1733 Pacific Ave., in 2013.
Because of the building’s status as a heritage site, McNish recalled how he had to work with the city to come up with a suitable look for the signs that matched the structure, which was originally built in 1911.
“The sign couldn’t include phone numbers, websites or anything of that nature,” he wrote to the Sun back in January. “It had to be timeless.”
However, the five-storey structure itself, also known as the International Harvester Building, is being scheduled for demolition sometime soon, since the province’s $65-million Daly Overpass expansion needs room to install an additional lane and new pedestrian bridge.
While Manitoba Infrastructure hasn’t provided a specific timeline on when this building will be torn down, it will probably prove to be a much more complex process compared to the demolition of nearby Pacific Plaza, which took place last week.
According to the original tender documents for the project, asbestos is contained within the structure’s insulation, light fixtures, ceiling and wall coatings, plaster, floor tiles and tar sealant, which will require low-, moderate- and high-risk removal procedures to take place.
Otherwise, the province still believes that the overall demolition process can be completed by April, allowing for bridge construction to begin in earnest around May.
After that, Manitoba Infrastructure is hoping to wrap this project up by late 2023.
For a more lengthy breakdown of the new Daly Overpass expansion, visit gov.mb.ca/mit/wms/structures/construction.html.
» kdarbyson@brandonsun.com, with files from Colin Slark
» Twitter: @KyleDarbyson