Domo Corporation Ltd. (trading name: Domo) is a private Canadian gas retailer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company is owned by the Everett family of Winnipeg.

Domo Corporation Ltd.
Domo
Company typePrivate
IndustryGasoline
Founded1958
FounderDouglas Everett
Headquarters270 Fort Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1E5
Key people
Douglas Everett, board chair[1]
RevenueCA$220 m (2018)
OwnerRoyal Canadian Securities Ltd.[2]
Websitedomo.ca

Operating over 90 retail outlets across western Canada,[3] Domo has 18 gas stations in Winnipeg—4 self-service stations and 14 full-service stations—as well as locations in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

The company also sponsors a free public transit service (called the Domo Trolley) for Assiniboine Park, connecting it and Assiniboine Park Zoo to The Forks.[4][5]

History

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The company, incorporated as Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd., was founded in Winnipeg by Douglas Everett in 1958.[6] It originally began as one of two gas stations that operated as a division of the Everett family's Dominion Motors car dealership, from which the name Domo came from.[3][6][7]

The first Domo outlets were built on Safeway parking lots in the 1970s.[3] In the 1980s, Domo expanded to Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, and Vancouver.[3]

During the 1990s, Domo's president and CEO was Everett's son-in-law Stuart Murray, who later became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Domo's demise signals end of full-service stations in city". 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "For climate's sake, Canada Pension Plan needs to take a serious look at its investments". 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "60th". Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ^ "The Domo Trolley Connecting Assiniboine Park and Zoo with The Forks". Manitoba Post. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ "Trolley | Assiniboine Park Conservancy". www.assiniboinepark.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ a b c "From 'Jump to the Pump' to years in Senate, Douglas Everett left a lasting mark on Manitoba | CBC News".
  7. ^ "UM Today | The passing of a true Winnipeg entrepreneur and man of integrity".
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