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Molson Canada, which closed its downtown Edmonton brewery last August, is willing to give the rustic log cabin known as Molson House to a community group interested in preserving it.
The downtown landmark, which sits on the brewery property at 104 Avenue and 121 Street, was built in 1961 as a place for company employees to entertain customers.
"Molson would be more than willing to donate Molson House if there was a … party in the Edmonton area interested in using the house for club rooms or community activities," Ferg Devins, vice-president of government and public affairs for Molson Canada, told CBC News Tuesday.
Anyone interested in taking over the building and its fort-like façade would have to remove it from the site because Molson is in the midst of finalizing plans to sell the property to a developer, Devins said.
Molson House has been the scene of many events central to Edmonton's sporting history, including the announcement of the Edmonton Oilers' decision to trade Wayne Gretzky.
"That's where the press conference was held," said company spokesman Bryan Cox. "That was just a really big memory that I think a lot of people hold dear that occurred at Molson House."
This isn't the first time Molson has made this type of donation. When its brewery in Regina closed, the company donated a similar building to the local Kinsmen Club.
More than 130 workers lost their jobs when Molson closed its Edmonton brewery last August, citing an ongoing strike which began in late May and a limited future for the aging plant.
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