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A wooden grain elevator at Durban, on the CNR Preeceville Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Swan Valley West, was built in 1966 by Manitoba Pool Elevators to replace an older elevator at the site. The elevator was destroyed by lightning on 15 June 1995 but was not replaced.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Agent / Buyer |
1925-1926 |
W. R. Spencer |
1926-1927 |
H. A. Thompson |
1927-1929 |
E. H. Thompson |
1929-1939 |
James McVie Ogilvie (1889-1957) |
1939-1940 |
S. G. Dack |
1940-1958 |
Ernie Gordon Lillie (1902-1982) |
1958-1960 |
Wilfred Douglas Wotton (1932-1991) |
1961-1975 |
Alex N. Sholudko |
1975-1988 |
Wilson R. McQuay |
1988-1995 |
Ken Schenk |
Photos & Coordinates
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: National Grain Elevator / Cargill Grain Elevator (Durban, Municipality of Swan Valley West)
Sources:
Obituary [Wilfred Douglas Wotton], Brandon Sun, 15 May 1991, page 51.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glenn Dickson.
Page revised: 30 March 2022
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