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Edmonton in the 1970s was experiencing explosive growth fuelled by an oil boom and several fortunes were made.

Among the most successful entrepreneurs was Pocklington, whose business empire eventually exceeded $ 2 billion in sales.

Among his ventures: a second car dealership, Elgin Ford, in downtown Toronto ; massive real estate holdings throughout Alberta and Ontario ; Fidelity Trust, one of Canada's largest trust companies ; Palm Dairies, one of the largest retailers of dairy products in Western Canada ; Canbra Foods, a canola manufacturer ; Magic Pantry, which sold prepared foods that did not require refrigeration ; Kretschmar Foods, which serviced restaurants ; Green Acre Farms, a chicken-processing company with plants in Texas and Mississippi ; and Gainers, an Edmonton-based beef-and pork-packing company.