Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Pioneer Grain Elevator (Dauphin)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A composite (combined elevator and annex) grain elevator at Dauphin on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators between September 1984 and June 1985, and opened officially on 23 July 1985, replacing the former “Pool A” elevator on First Avenue in Dauphin. Initially designed to store 206,700 bushels of grain, its capacity was increased to 350,000 bushels in 1997 and 740,000 bushels in 2004 through the addition of several steel tanks beside it. Operated by Pool successors Agricore (1998-2001) and Agricore United (2001-2007), the facility was sold to Pioneer Grain in 2007. The composite elevator was demolished in March 2015 and replaced by slipform concrete silos.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1986-1995	Ron Tycholes
1995-?	?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A at Dauphin (1980s) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A under construction at Dauphin (circa 1986) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A at Dauphin (October 1986) Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Manitoba Pool grain elevator A at Dauphin (August 1997) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) The former Agricore United grain elevator A at Dauphin (May 2007) Source: Bernie Freeman Pioneer grain elevator, the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator A at Dauphin (no date) Source: John Friesen Pioneer grain elevator at the site of the former Manitoba Pool A (July 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N51.13623, W100.02255 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevators A and B (First Avenue SW, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Jackson Street, Dauphin)

Sources:

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

“Going, going, gone,” Dauphin Herald, 10 March 2015, page 1.

We thank Bernie Freeman and John Friesen for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 November 2017

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