Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Grain Elevator / Canadian Consolidated Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Inter-Ocean Grain Elevator 2 / Pioneer Grain Elevator 2 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Railway Avenue, Clanwilliam, RM of Minto-Odanah)

A 32,000-bushel grain elevator in Clanwilliam, on the CNR Rossburn Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah, was built before 1912 for the Canadian Elevator Company. Sold to the Canadian Consolidated Grain Company in 1928, and expanded to 82,000 bushels in 1955, it was re-sold to United Grain Growers in 1959, to Inter-Ocean Grain in 1967, and to Pioneer Grain in 1972. Closed in 1978, it was later demolished.

Aerial view of grain elevators at Clanwilliam (circa 1957) Source: Howdy McPhail Aerial Photographs, University of Saskatchewan United Grain Growers grain elevator at Clanwilliam (1961) Source: Glenn Dickson United Grain Growers grain elevator at Clanwilliam (1961) Source: Glenn Dickson Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.36188, W99.81755 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Canadian Consolidated Grain Company

Manitoba Business: Grain Growers’ Grain Company / United Grain Growers / Agricore United / Viterra

Manitoba Business: Inter-Ocean Grain Company

MHS Centennial Business: James Richardson & Sons Limited / Pioneer Grain Company / Richardson Pioneer

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Railway Avenue, Clanwilliam, RM of Minto-Odanah)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clanwilliam Farmers Grain Elevator / Inter-Ocean Grain Elevator 1 / Pioneer Grain Elevator 1 (Railway Avenue, Clanwilliam, RM of Minto-Odanah)

Sources:

We thank Eileen Kent and Glenn Dickson for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 December 2025

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