Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Benard, RM of Cartier)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Benard, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, was constructed in 1948 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. An annex was added in 1966 and the entire facility was renovated in 1983. Used in later years for seeds and special crops, the elevator was closed by Pool on 1 November 1996 and demolished by Agricore in 2001.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1948-1952	?
1952-1954	Anthony A. “Tony” Bouchard
1954-1988	Charles W. Dufresne
1988-1989	Kevin Ferguson
1989-1990	?
1990-1991	Donald A. Bahuaud
1991-1994	Dan Van Den Bosch
1994-1996	?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Benard (1993) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Benard (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Benard (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Benard (no date) Source: Donalda Johnson Former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Benard (July 1999) Source: George Penner Site Location (lat/long): N49.92047, W97.85049 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank Gerald Houle, Donalda Johnson, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 April 2021

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