Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator D / Private Grain Elevator (Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

In 1969, a composite-style elevator was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators at Gilbert Plains, on the CNR Togo Subdivision in the Municipality of Gibert Plains. The new 192,500-bushel Pool D sat immediately east of the former D, a 53,500-bushel crib elevator and balloon annex combination that had once belonged to Ogilvie Flour Mills. The old elevator stood alongside the new one until sometime in the 1970s. Renovated in 1982 and 1990, the elevator was closed by Agricore in May 2001, then sold to local interests who continue to use it for grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1960-1963	L. A. Agar
1963-1968	Len C. Clark
1968-1976	Dwight M. Montgomery
1976-1979	David Wilson
1979-1998	Dale Chester

Photos & Coordinates

Grain elevators at Gilbert Plains (1961) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) The old and new Manitoba Pool D grain elevators at Gilbert Plains (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator at Gilbert Plains (May 1998) Source: George Penner The former Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator at Gilbert Plains (July 2015) Source: Jean McManus Former Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator D at Gilbert Plains (February 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.14761, W100.48666 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

Sources:

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

“Gilbert Plains elevators face closure,” Grandview Exponent, 21 November 2000, page 2.

“Agricore to close Parkland elevators,” Dauphin Herald, 28 November 2000, page 6.

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 April 2022

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