Dominion Instruments Ltd.
Title
Dominion Instruments Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Edmonton, AB
Begin Date
1945-01-01
Active Until
1975-01-01
Location
Edmonton, AB (1945, 1970)
Product Areas
Oil
Industrial
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1945 – Dominion Instruments Ltd. founded in Edmonton by Thomas Edwin ‘Ed’ Adams. Adams had been an air maintenance engineering specializing in navigation instrumentation in the RCAF during WWII (“ADAMS Thomas Edwin”)
- 1969 –Western Research and Development acquires 75% of Dominion Instruments. “Dominion Instruments designs and manufactures specialty instruments for the oil and gas and other industries.” (“Business and Finance - Western Research”)
- 1970 – Dominion Instruments, now a subsidiary of Bow Valley Industries Ltd., is part of a project with Western Research and Development, Computamatics Ltd., and the federal government to reduce the emission of sulfur dioxide from sulfur plants. (“Local Firm, Ottawa Undertake Research”)
- 1975 – Dominion Instruments Ltd. is appointed and operating as Western Research & Development Ltd.’s sales agent. (“Western Research & Development Ltd.”)
- 1969 –Western Research and Development acquires 75% of Dominion Instruments. “Dominion Instruments designs and manufactures specialty instruments for the oil and gas and other industries.” (“Business and Finance - Western Research”)
- 1970 – Dominion Instruments, now a subsidiary of Bow Valley Industries Ltd., is part of a project with Western Research and Development, Computamatics Ltd., and the federal government to reduce the emission of sulfur dioxide from sulfur plants. (“Local Firm, Ottawa Undertake Research”)
- 1975 – Dominion Instruments Ltd. is appointed and operating as Western Research & Development Ltd.’s sales agent. (“Western Research & Development Ltd.”)
Sources
“ADAMS Thomas Edwin July 24, 1918 – December 27, 2016”, Obituary. Edmonton Journal. (https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/thomas-adams-1065703958) [15-11-24]
Kent, G.S. “Business and Finance - Western Research” The Victoria Daily Times, December 4, 1969: 7
“Local Firm, Ottawa Undertake Research” Calgary Herald, June 23, 1970: 29
"Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge", Dominion Instruments, 1956. Campbell Scientific Canada Instruments Collection ID 0073.a (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1118&r=6) [15-11-24]
“Western Research & Development Ltd.” Calgary Herald, March 1, 1975: 26
Kent, G.S. “Business and Finance - Western Research” The Victoria Daily Times, December 4, 1969: 7
“Local Firm, Ottawa Undertake Research” Calgary Herald, June 23, 1970: 29
"Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge", Dominion Instruments, 1956. Campbell Scientific Canada Instruments Collection ID 0073.a (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1118&r=6) [15-11-24]
“Western Research & Development Ltd.” Calgary Herald, March 1, 1975: 26
Citation
“Dominion Instruments Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8279.
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