Woolrich Hudson Bay 6 Point Blanket, Natural with Multi Stripes

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Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of the 2012 London Olympic Games Organizing Committee, who attended the Vancouver Olympics, noted that the Canadians were passionate in embracing the Games with their "Canada" hoodies and their red mittens (of which 2.6million pairs sold that year). [168] [169] HBC has continued to produce these red mittens for subsequent Olympic Games. [170] Fields Stores to Flourish Again in Western Canada". Canada Newswire. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012 . Retrieved 1 June 2012. Van Kirk, Sylvia (1991). "The Role of Native Women in the Fur Trade Society of Western Canada, 1670–1830". In Strong-Boag, Veronica; Fellman,

Lake, James Winter (Sir)" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 7 October 2015. The term pointcomes from the French word empointer(“to make threaded stitches on cloth”). A full point measured 10 to 14 cm (four to 5 1/2 inches), while a half point measured half that length. The smallest blanket was a one-point blanket, measuring 0.8 by 2.5 metres(two feet eight inches by eight feet)long. The most common sizes during the fur trade era were 2.5, 3, 3.5 and 4 points, while HBC Point blankets today are available in sizes that correspond with modern mattress sizes.Colville, Andrew" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015 . Retrieved 6 October 2015. In the North American fur trade, by 1700, wool blankets accounted for more than 60 per cent of traded goods. [3] French fur trader Germain Maugenest is thought to have advised the HBC to introduce point blankets. [4] Tichenor, H. (2002). The Collector's Guide to Point Blankets of the Hudson's Bay Company and Other Companies Trading in North America. Cinetel Film Productions Ltd. ISBN 9780973145908, 0973145900

Murray, Alexander Hunter (1848). Expedition to Build a Hudson's Bay Company Post on the Yukon, 1847–48.Mainwaring, William" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017 . Retrieved 7 October 2015. Weight: The heaviness of wool blankets is one of the reasons why people love them. For reference, a high-quality queen-sized wool blanket should weigh at least five pounds. The HBC is involved in community and charity activities. The HBC Rewards Community Program raises funds for community causes. The HBC Foundation is a charity agency involved in social issues and service. The HBC used to sponsor the annual HBC Run for Canada, a series of public-participation runs and walks held across the country on Canada Day to raise funds for Canadian athletes. The company discontinued this event in 2009. [160] Olympic outfitter [ edit ] Alexandre Bilodeau, a winter Olympian for Canada, wearing HBC apparel made officially for the Canadian Olympic team The Robert Simpson Company Limited". HBC. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017 . Retrieved 22 August 2017.