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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Northern Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Bield, Municipality of Roblin)Link to: A 66,900-bushel grain elevator at Bield, on the CNR Togo Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Roblin, was constructed by the Northern Elevator Company in 1919. Sold to a local association in 1927, and operated by Manitoba Pool Elevators, major renovations were carried out in 1954 and a new annex was built in 1968. The elevator closed in December 1975 and was torn down in mid-1978. Agents / Buyers
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Sources:“Bield locals,” Roblin Review, 2 September 1926, page 1. “Bield locals,” Roblin Review, 26 July 1928, page 1. Obituary [William Henry Ruddock], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1985, page 36. Roblin East topographic map, 62N/3 East, Edition 2, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba]. Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University. We thank Glenn Dickson amd Shelley Johnston-Frith for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 9 October 2022
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