Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Elgin, Municipality of Grassland)

Link to:
Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Elgin, on the CNR Hartney Subdivision in the Municipality of Grassland, was one of two elevators operated by Paterson Grain. The larger of the two was moved here from Wakopa in 1966. Both were sold to Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1981, the smaller elevator was demolished, and the remaining one was renovated extensively. A modern crib annex was also built beside it. Closed by Agricore United in 2001, it was sold into private ownership and continues in use for local grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

Before 1992

See Manitoba Pool

1992-1999

Wayne Suski

1999-2001

?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the grain elevators at Elgin

Aerial view of the grain elevators at Elgin (1990s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University

Agricore grain elevator at Elgin

Agricore grain elevator at Elgin (1999)
Source: George Penner

The former Agricore United grain elevator at Elgin

The former Agricore United grain elevator at Elgin (August 2014)
Source: Jean McManus

The former Agricore United grain elevator at Elgin

The former Agricore United grain elevator at Elgin (April 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.44351, W100.26590
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Elgin, Municipality of Grassland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Consolidated Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Elgin, Municipality of Grassland)

Sources:

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

Elgin Echoes: Into the Millennium, 1970-1999 by Elgin History Book Committee, 1999, page 44.

We thank Doug Dodds, Jean McManus, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 May 2023

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