1768[1]-1781, Pedlar: Thomas Correy, Forrest Oakes and Charles Boyer independent traders from Montreal established the first Pine Fort probably in 1768.
It met resistance from the local Assiniboines who wanted to preserve their middleman status in the trade to the west and south.
1785-1794,NWC: The second post was established by the North West Company about three quarters of a mile upstream.
Because it was near the head of easy navigation and in the buffalo country which provided pemmican it became a major depot for the trade in the Assiniboine area.
It was located on a horseshoe bend of the Assiniboine, east of the mouth of Épinette Creek, on a high level plain 75 feet above the river.