Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Homewood, RM of Dufferin)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Homewood, on the CNR Carman Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, was built in 1951 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. Initially accompanied by an 18-bin crib annex, a second 27-bin crib annex was built beside it in 1953, increasing the total capacity to 175,000 bushels. Renovated in 1979, it operated until 2001 when it was closed by Agricore and sold into private ownership. After attempts to re-sell the elevator were unsuccessful, it was demolished in August 2021.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1936	John Wesley Braithwaite (1892-1966)
1936-1942	A. J. Hand
1942-1945	David Kirkpatrick
1945-1947	I. G. Rocan
1947-1949	C. J. McTavish
1949-1950	J. Latham
1950-1954	D. E. Lodwick
1954-1984	Keith A. Charles
1984-1997	Jack A. Sotheran
1997-1998	Van Huebner
1998-2001	?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of Homewood showing the Manitoba Pool grain elevator (1980s) Source: Manitoba Pool Collection, S. J. McKee Archive, Brandon University Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (no date) by Earl Gordon Johnston Source: Shelley Johnston-Frith Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (no date) by Earl Gordon Johnston Source: Shelley Johnston-Frith Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (July 1992) Source: Historic Resources Branch, Grain Elevator Inventory, slide 2205. Agricore grain elevator at Homewood (August 1999) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (July 2014) Source: Jean McManus The former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (August 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of the former Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Homewood (September 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50980, W97.86214 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

We thank Jean McManus, George Penner, Charles Peckover, and Shelley Johnston-Frith for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 October 2022

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