Canada Pew Company finds its home nestled in the city of Winkler, Manitoba, Canada.  Canada Pew Company has its roots founded in this historical Mennonite community of wood crafters.  Located 30 miles southwest of Winnipeg, Winkler is just north of the US border and the state of North Dakota.  Canada Pew Company is supported by several companies in this small city, all which draw upon generations of Mennonite wood-crafting experience.  Gothic Design Furniture and Winkler Woodcraft, LTD find their beginnings in clocks and continue to build Grandfather, mantel and wall clocks.  Over the decades, Canada Pew Company's expertise has grown to include solid oak furniture.  Today our product line includes furniture for public areas.  We take great pride in our pews, pulpits, communion tables, and many other fine hand-crafted pieces for church worship areas.

Winkler's Wood-Crafting Mennonite History
During the 1870's, a mass migration of Mennonites from Russia settled in the general area that is now Winkler, Manitoba.  A pacifist protestant group, the Mennonites left Russia due to loss of freedom from military service.  Among these settlers was Valentine Winkler, a lumber entrepreneur and politician.  Winkler owned and operated a lumber business in the village of Morden.  His fellow settlers convinced him to build a market.  Located west of the Red River, this market became the founding area of Winkler.  In 1892, Winkler was officially founded by Valentine Winkler.  A predominantly agricultural group, the Mennonites soon set up their wood-working society.  This community has thrived over the years, keeping a major influence on the town, which eventually reached the status of a city on April 7, 2002.

Canada Pew Company continues to draw upon the expertise of the Mennonite wood-crafting community today.  The company is owned by a Mennonite family and draws pride from the history of its family and Winkler, Manitoba.  This pride carries over into the expert wood-crafting of the finest oak the region has to offer.  Dedication and experience shows in every pew, every worship piece and every piece of furniture built by the company.  Canada Pew Company truly builds furniture exhibiting generations of skill and experience.

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