The old site was later used by Fort Frances Steel & Welding and Busch’s Auto Supply before being demolished and now parking lot for LaVerendrye General Hospital along Front Street and Armit Avenue Founded in Fort Frances, Ontario in 1907 by Colin and Jardine Russel,[1] The company moved to Owen Sound in 1937 and remained there until 1974.
[2] After 1950 Russel Brothers became Russel-Hipwell Engines Limited (named of unit founded in 1943).
The company built 1200 boats in its lifetime as Russel Brothers and Russel-Hipwell.
[3] The company built mostly tugs and logging boats, but made diesel switching locomotives as well.
The company went bankrupt and property was sold for condos in 2006,[5] but the land remains vacant for remediation.