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. Closed on 1 November 1996, it was demolished 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 PennerSite 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: 1 February 2020
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