Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Dominion City, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
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A 110,000-tonne grain elevator and annexes in the village of Dominion City, on the CPR Emerson Subdivision in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin, were operated by United Grain Growers. The facility closed on 31 January 1999 and was demolished later that year. UGG took over the nearby Manitoba Pool elevator.
Managers
Period |
Manager |
Sep 1917 - Sep 1918 |
James Waddell |
Sep 1918 - Feb 1919 |
H. M. Brisbin |
Feb 1919 - Jan 1920 |
D. J. McDonald |
Jan 1920 - Aug 1920 |
Closed |
Aug 1920 - Dec 1923 |
James Waddell |
Dec 1923 - Aug 1924 |
Closed |
Aug 1924 - Aug 1946 |
A. S. “Sandy” Calder |
Aug 1946 - Jun 1950 |
M. A. “Mac” Cruickshank |
Jun 1950 - Aug 1959 |
Don Sutherland |
Aug 1959 - Jan 1964 |
Wally Biggar |
Jan 1964 - Aug 1986 |
Jim Anstett |
Aug 1986 - 1990 |
Jim Hildebrand |
After 1990 |
See Manitoba Pool Elevator |
Photos & Maps

The former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Dominion City (1981)
Source: Glenn Dickson
Site Location (lat/long): N49.14288, W97.15646 denoted by symbol on the map above |
Sources:
Digital orthophotographs, Manitoba Land Initiative, Government of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Cliff Hunter, and Glenn Dickson.
Page revised: 22 February 2016
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