Currency Exchange Beausejour

In 1906, the "Manitoba Glass Works" was founded, in a town now known as Beausejour, by Joseph Keilback and his partners. Sustained by a nearby deposit of high quality sand, it was the first glass container factory in Western Canada. Glassblowers from Poland and the United States, supported by local labour, used silica sands to produce bottles for breweries and soft drink companies in Winnipeg. In 1909 it was taken over by a Winnipeg businessman, who expanded production to include jars, medicine bottles, and ink bottles. At its peak, the Manitoba Glass Works employed 350 workers, but because of its inability to compete with Eastern Canadian manufacturers, was purchased in 1913 by a Montreal company and relocated to Redcliff, Alberta. The factory site remains, and was designated as a Provincial Heritage Site (number 41) on 27 September 1989.[5]In 1912, the Town of Beausejour was incorporated.[6]It is the birthplace of former Provincial Premier and Governor General Edward Schreyer.[7] Edward Schreyer School is named after him in his honour.Beausejour was the setting for the 1990 film The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick, & its 1990-91 television dramedy series adaptation, Max Glick. The film was largely filmed there.

Beausejour's current economy is based on agriculture (grain production) and tourism.[6] Its location as a main access point to the Whiteshell Provincial Park, a popular cottage region and tourist attraction, allows Beausejour to cater to visitor traffic through the area. It also serves as the main commercial centre for farmers and residents of the surrounding areas.