Thomson和Weston家庭购买了HBC的1670年皇家包租合同18M元,并将用5M元的保存基金捐赠给加拿大博物馆。 The Thomson and Weston families bought the HBC’s 1670 royal charter for $18M and will donate it to Canadian museums with $5M in conservation funds.

Thomson和Weston家族以1 800万美元的无争议出价获得了哈德逊湾公司的1670年皇家包租,但没有提交竞争报价。 The Thomson and Weston families have secured the Hudson’s Bay Company’s 1670 royal charter in an uncontested $18 million bid, with no competing offers submitted. 由查尔斯二世国王签署并授予该公司对大片加拿大领土的控制权的历史性文件将捐赠给加拿大四大机构,即马尼托巴医院、马尼托巴博物馆、加拿大历史博物馆和安大略省皇家博物馆,供公众共同展出。 The historic document, signed by King Charles II and granting the company control over vast Canadian territory, will be donated to four major Canadian institutions—Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Museum, Canadian Museum of History, and Royal Ontario Museum—for shared public display. 这些家庭还认捐500万美元,用于养护和教育,Desmarais家庭、电力公司和Hennick家庭基金会提供了额外支助。 The families also pledged $5 million for conservation and education, with additional support from the Desmarais family, Power Corp., and the Hennick Family Foundation. 该章程是加拿大最古老的幸存文件之一,将首先在HBC最初的所在地Winnipeg展出。 The charter, one of Canada’s oldest surviving documents, will first be displayed in Winnipeg, where HBC was originally based. 仍然需要安大略省高等法院最后批准。 Final approval from Ontario’s Superior Court is still required.