History of GWG
Established in Edmonton in 1911, by World War II GWG was the largest workwear manufacturing company in Canada and, reputedly, in the British Empire. The company bought or built plants in Winnipeg, Brantford and Saskatoon. Levi Strauss & Co. purchased a majority interest in 1961 and the remaining shares in 1972, and closed the last plant in 2004.
Edmonton's Great Western Garment Company
The Great Western Garment Company in Winnipeg
The Great Western Garment Company in Brantford